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History · Sugarloaf Saw Mill

Half of Sugarloaf Saw Mill’s homes were built after 1959

Most of Sugarloaf Saw Mill was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1945 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sugarloaf Saw Mill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sugarloaf Saw Mill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sugarloaf Saw Mill’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sugarloaf Saw Mill’s history is told.

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The story so far

Sugarloaf Saw Mill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sugarloaf Saw Mill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sugarloaf Saw Mill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Saw Mill sits at an elevation of 5,440 feet (1,660 m). The 2020 United States census reported Sugarloaf Saw Mill's population was 14, down from 18 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 18 to 14 (-22%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sugarloaf Saw Mill on the map, 1945 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sugarloaf Saw Mill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sugarloaf Saw Mill on the 1945 USGS mapSugarloaf Saw Mill on the 1958 USGS mapSugarloaf Saw Mill on the 1986 USGS map1945Tobias Peak sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sugarloaf Saw Mill.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sugarloaf Saw Mill

Nobody well known was born in Sugarloaf Saw Mill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joan MarshAmerican actress · b. 1913
Rick OwensAmerican fashion designer · b. 1961
Barbara BaxleyAmerican actress · b. 1923
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Joe SotoAmerican mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1987
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Jeff CottonGuitarist for Captain Beefheart and MU · b. 1948
Ryan ClarkAmerican musician · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Guernsey Mill

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Sugarloaf Saw Mill’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.