Sugar Valley is a very small unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Gordon County

Gordon County, Georgia

Gordon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 44,104. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 52,044. The county seat is Calhoun.- History :...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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, United States

United States

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, northwest of Calhoun

Calhoun, Georgia

Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650. The city is the county seat of Gordon County.-Geography:Calhoun is located at , along the Oostanaula River....

 and east of Horn Mountain Ridge. Georgia Highway 136

Georgia State Route 136

Georgia State Route 136 is a series of streets, roads and highways that form a rural route in the northern part of the state of Georgia. Its eastern terminus occurs at the route's intersection with Georgia State Route 60, north of Gainesville in Hall County...

 runs through the center of the town.

Geography

Sugar Valley is located near the northwest corner of Gordon County. Nearby is the Oostanaula River

Oostanaula River

The Oostanaula River is a principal tributary of the Coosa River, about long, in northwestern Georgia in the United States. Via the Coosa and Alabama rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Its name is said to come from a Cherokee Indian term...

. 3 miles to the west of Sugar Valley at the extreme edge of Gordon County is the Ridge and Valley

Ridge-and-valley Appalachians

The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division and are also a belt within the Appalachian Mountains extending from southeastern New York through northwestern New...

 region of Georgia where Horn Mountain separates Gordon and Floyd County

Floyd County, Georgia

Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 90,565. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 95,618...

. The mountain reaches over 1,800 feet in elevation compared to 600 feet in Sugar Valley.

Notable residents

• Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball
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   player: Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
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   catcher
  Catcher
  Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
  
   Paul Gillespie
  Paul Gillespie
  For the Irish Times columnist, see Paul Gillespie Paul Allen Gillespie was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1942, 1944, and 1945. A native of Sugar Valley, Georgia, he stood 6'3" and weighed 195 lbs.Gillespie is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major...
  
   (1920-1970) was born here.
• The silent-film star Gertrude McCoy
  Gertrude McCoy
  Gertrude McCoy was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 131 films between 1911 and 1926.She was born in Sugar Valley, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia.-Selected filmography:...
  
  (1890-1967) was born here.