| Sutton
 
   Sutton 
		is on the Glenn Highway, 11 miles northeast of Palmer in the Mat-Su 
		Borough. It lies at approximately 61° 42' N Latitude, 148° 53' W 
		Longitude (Sec. 27, T019N, R003E, Seward Meridian). The community is 
		located in the Palmer Recording District. The area encompasses 6 sq. 
		miles of land and 0 sq. miles of water. It was founded around 1918 as a station 
		on the Matanuska Branch of the Alaska Railroad. The post office was 
		established in 1948.    |