Sutton, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Barrington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60010. The Survey maps it on the Streamwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1923 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Streamwood quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Streamwood quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
44,928 words on this townshipHistory of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Barrington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Barrington Township - 44,928 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Sutton: 7 producers, 2 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carpentersville Pit #25 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dundee North Road Mat'Ls Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dundee Pit Meyer Material | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dundee Pit Road Mat'Ls Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dundee S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elgin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Graw Pit Meyer Material | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Steffen Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sutton in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutton | - | A large tree was blown down blocking a road near Old Sutton Road and Route 72. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Sutton | - | Approximately five inches of flowing water was reported on Shoe Factory Road, east of Bartlett Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutton | - | Nine trees blown down near Shoe Factory Rd and I-90. Time estimated. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutton | - | Large tree branches were blown down with several gusts estimated at over 60 mph. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutton | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph near the intersection of Algonquin and Barrington Roads. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Center | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| South Barrington | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Barrington Hills | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Streamwood | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Barrington | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sherwood Oaks | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Inverness | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Howe Terrace | 5.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 419439. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









