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Welcome to Sutton ...

Sutton is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sutton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Sutton is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sutton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sutton: 606

Communities Also Named Sutton ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 30 communities that are also named Sutton - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (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 10 communities that are near Sutton.

  • Pikeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Clintwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelwright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Haysi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Wayland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Clinchco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <3>

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 (so far) for Sutton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sutton post office opened in 1907. The Sutton post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/