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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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 (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. 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.

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.

Sutton is located in Whitman County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.

Below are the counties that are near Sutton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sutton:

  • Whitman County     (The home county of Sutton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sutton, with the one closest to Sutton listed first.
    • LaCrosse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Endicott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Juno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Juno is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Lamont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lamont is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <1>
    • Colfax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Colfax is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <1>
    • Almota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Almota is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
    • Steptoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pine City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine City was located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Glenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Shawnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sutton, with the one closest to Sutton listed first.
    • Washtucna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritzville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sutton, with the one closest to Sutton listed first.
    • Delaney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Delaney is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Grange City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grange City was located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Starbuck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sutton, with the one closest to Sutton listed first.
    • Gould City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gould City is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
    • Mayview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayview is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Lincoln County
    • Sprague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sutton, see our County-by-County Page for Sutton.

Cemeteries Near Sutton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sutton.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sutton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sutton, with the one closest to Sutton listed first.

  • Winona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Caylor Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stipe Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grisham Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Onecho Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Spalding Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Moys Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Davis Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine City Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Bones Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sutton had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sutton, with the one closest to Sutton listed first.

  • Winona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Endicott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pampa is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
  • Hay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hay is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay
  • Penawawa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Penawawa is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penawawa
  • Diamond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Diamond is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Hooper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint John
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ping
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ping is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
  • Mockonema
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mockonema is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
  • Juno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Juno is also located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Bemis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bemis is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Almota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Almota is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
    • Colfax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Colfax is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <1>
    • Sunset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset is also located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sutton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sutton.

Newspapers Published in Sutton ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sutton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sutton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sutton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sutton:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.