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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sutton Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sutton Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sutton Spring, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sutton Spring (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sutton Spring. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Sutton Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sutton Spring: Sutton Spg. (or less commonly used: Sutton Spng. or Sutton Sprng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sutton Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day York County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Sutton Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sutton Spring:
- York County (The home county of Sutton Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McConnells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Lowrys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cabal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Eureka Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Edgemoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Fort Lawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Camp Cox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Springdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Pacolet Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Meador ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Bonham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Kings Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Earl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Patterson Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Stony Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Light Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Brittain Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- South Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Bessemer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gastonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McAdenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Lincoln County (NC)
- Crouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Pineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Yorkmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Paw Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Providence ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Union County (NC)
- Marvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sutton Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Sutton Spring.
Cemeteries Near Sutton Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sutton Spring.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sutton Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sutton Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Apple Road Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Sutton Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sutton Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sutton Spring, with the one closest to Sutton Spring listed first.
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Filbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoodtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Tirzah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Clover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sutton Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sutton Spring.
Newspapers Published in Sutton Spring ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sutton Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sutton Spring, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sutton Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sutton Spring:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sutton Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sutton Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |