Sugarcreek, Ohio
Sugarcreek is a village of 2,504 people in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, founded in 1814.
Why visit Sugarcreek
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Alpine Hills Museum and Age of Steam Roundhouse.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F; January lows average 20°F.
Weather in Sugarcreek
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About Sugarcreek
Sugarcreek is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2020 census. It is known as "The Little Switzerland of Ohio". Located in Ohio's Amish Country, the village is part of a large regional tourism industry.
From the Wikipedia article Sugarcreek, Ohio (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Alpine Hills Museum
Museum
106 West Main Street, Sugarcreek
Mar-Nov Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su off; Jul 04 off
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Age of Steam Roundhouse
Museum · 2.4 mi
Locomotive roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio
World's Largest Cuckoo Clock
Monument and historic site
Featured on the cover of the Guinness Book of World Records in 1977. Every half hour, a cuckoo bird pops out and then you hear Swiss...
100 North Broadway Street, Sugarcreek
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes6
Dutch Valley Restaurant
Restaurant · 1.6 mi
1343 Old Route 39 Northeast, Sugarcreek
Mo-Th 07:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-20:00; Su off
Collective Coffee Co
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.4 mi
Tu-Fr 07:30-17:00; Sa 08:00-14:00; Su,Mo off
Bags Sport Pub
Bar and pub · 0.4 mi
Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00
Where to stay2
Carlisle Inn Sugarcreek
Motel and hotel · 1.7 mi
1357 Old Route 39 Northeast, Sugarcreek
History
Sugarcreek's historical beginnings were rooted in cheese production. Swiss immigrants arrived in the early 1830s and used the milk from Amish dairy farms to produce their cheese. In the 1950s they created an annual Ohio Swiss Festival; the success of early festivals as an attraction for tourists resulted in local business leaders transforming the town into a Swiss village starting in 1965. By the early 1970s the first tourist-oriented businesses were opening, and the tourism industry in Sugarcreek was centered not only around the Amish but also around a steam engine passenger train operated by the Ohio Central Railroad which ran between Sugarcreek and Baltic until 2004. Since the train stopped running, tourism in Sugarcreek has decreased. Trollinger theorizes that unlike Walnut Creek and Berlin, which support a nostalgia that reassures tourists that what they are nostalgic for still exists in America and is therefore a nostalgia of hope, the Swiss theme of Sugarcreek inspires a nostalgia for something that is forever gone— that is, a historic period in which the United States was a European immigrant based white-majority country— and so does that not reassure many people.
From the History section of Sugarcreek, Ohio on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare1
Map of Sugarcreek
35 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.2 in |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.5 in |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 3.3 in |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 3.7 in |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.2 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.8 in |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.9 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.4 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.2 in |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 2.8 in |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 3.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for New Philadelphia (11 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Tuscarawas County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2020-03-31: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-06-30: Severe Storms (Severe Storm)
- 2008-10-24: Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
- 2005-02-15: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Harry Clever Field (PHD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Dover 8 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Strasburg 9 mi northeast, about 14 min by car
- Berlin 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- New Philadelphia 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Brewster 14 mi north, about 23 min by car
- Gnadenhutten 15 mi southeast, about 24 min by car
- Navarre 17 mi northeast, about 27 min by car
- Dennison 18 mi southeast, about 29 min by car
- Massillon 20 mi north, about 32 min by car
- Coshocton 20 mi southwest, about 33 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sugarcreek Cuckoo Clock, Kreuzfeld, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Worlds Largest Cuckoo Clock in Sugarcreek, Ohio, December 2020, David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
- AgeOfSteamRoundhouseJune2021, Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ohio central (4104187907), Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US, CC BY 2.0
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