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Welcome to Sutton ...

Sutton is located in Kearny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sutton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Sutton is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sutton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sutton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Sutton (for example, toward Granada (CO)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Sutton: 620

Communities Also Named Sutton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Sutton: This one is located in Kearny County and the other is located in Lane County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 30 communities that are also named Sutton - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sutton.

Communities near Sutton ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Sutton.

  • Lakin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Syracuse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Deerfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Kearny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <3>
  • Kendall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
  • Ulysses
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Big Bow
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
    • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
  • Holcomb
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
    • Holcomb is located in Finney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <3>
  • Johnson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodkey ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodkey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
    • Rodkey is located in Finney County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sutton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sutton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sutton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sutton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sutton. See our Newspapers Page for Sutton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sutton ...

Looking for more information about Sutton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sutton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sutton.

Adding Sutton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sutton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sutton was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Kearny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sutton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.