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Sutton

Ghost town · Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Somerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Somerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sutton is a ghost town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is the only former community in Hunterdon County recorded on the federal names register, out of 20 across New Jersey.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sutton as a historical populated place on the Gladstone topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.6823° N, 74.7221° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGladstone
Elevation163 ft
Nearest living townLamington, NJ
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2043209
Coordinates40.68232, -74.72211

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What's there now

Sutton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lamington, NJ (population 218), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 163 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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