Sugar Valley, Georgia

Sugar Valley[1] is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, northwest of Calhoun and east of Horn Mountain Ridge. SR 136 runs through the center of the town.

Sugar Valley, Georgia
Unincorporated community
View of the community
Sugar Valley
Sugar Valley
Coordinates: 34°33′29″N 85°0′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyGordon
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30746
Area code(s)706/762

History

A post office called Sugar Valley has been in operation since 1844.[2] The community may have been named after a grove of sugar maple trees near the original town site.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sugar Valley as a town in 1887.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[5]

Geography

Sugar Valley is located near the northwest corner of Gordon County. Nearby is the Oostanaula River. Three miles to the west of Sugar Valley at the extreme edge of Gordon County is the Ridge and Valley region of Georgia where Horn Mountain separates Gordon and Floyd County. The mountain reaches over 1,800 feet in elevation compared to 600 feet in Sugar Valley.

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Valley, Georgia
  2. "Gordon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. "Gordon County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 96. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1887. p. 631.
  5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 215. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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