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A visit to the Sutton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Sutton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sutton Cemetery:

37.7381, -96.9523

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Sutton Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the northeast of the Sutton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sutton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sutton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sutton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Towanda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Towanda Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda Cemetery
  • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indianola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Indianola Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Cemetery
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
  • Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawns Cemetery
  • Golden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Golden Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
  • Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Belle Vista Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vista Cemetery
    • Old Benton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Old Benton Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Benton Cemetery
    • Deem Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Deem Family Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Family Cemetery
    • Andover Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Andover Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
      • The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cumberland Bible Church Cemetery
      • Little Walnut Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92904 <5>
    • Leon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
    • Haskin Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Haskin Family Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskin Family Cemetery
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378393 <5>
    • Baker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sutton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sutton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Augusta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Midian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Midian is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
  • Towanda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Haverhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Lorena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorena is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Pickrell Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
  • El Dorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salter is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Bois d'Arc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
  • Leon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
  • Benton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Prairie Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Andover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
    • Gordon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Bloomington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Hopkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Potwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Potwin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Pontiac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Greenwich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sutton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sutton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sutton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sutton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474822  (Sutton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474822 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Augusta
      • Location given for Sutton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7383505     Lon: -96.952257
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sutton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.