Welcome to West Sutton ...

West Sutton is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of West Sutton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sutton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Sutton: W. Sutton

West Sutton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Sutton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Sutton - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near West Sutton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Sutton.

• Worcester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Woonsocket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Shrewsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
• Holden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Grafton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
• Westborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
  • Westborough is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
• Hopkinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
• Bellingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people

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 West Sutton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sutton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Sutton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sutton ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Sutton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Sutton.

Adding West Sutton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Sutton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Sutton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sutton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Sutton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/