Sutton is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

Sutton was settled in 1792 by Adam O'Brien, from Bath County, Virginia.

In 1809, John D. Sutton settled at the confluence of Granny's Creek and the Elk River, at the edge of the present town.

Another branch that ran along the southeastern bank of the Elk River joined the Coal and Coke Railway six miles to the east at Gassaway.

[6] Sutton slowly rebuilt but remained small until the local timber industry boomed.

Sutton Dam was built on the Elk River upstream from the town in 1961, adding a tourism component to the local economy.

[13] The Sutton Lake project was authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1938.

The Dam and lake provide opportunities for boating, picnicking, playgrounds, camping and pavilions available for rent.

The geographic center of West Virginia is located just four miles east of Sutton.

In June 2021, the owners of the Mountain Laurel Country Store opened the West Virginia Bigfoot Museum to the public.

The museum, one of only two east of the Mississippi River dedicated exclusively to Bigfoot, features plaster castings, skull replicas, full size wood carvings and written accounts of people in West Virginia who have claimed encounters with Bigfoot.

The event featured a wide variety of food, games and vendors in a family friendly atmosphere, with visitors coming from across the east coast.

Sutton, and the surrounding area, was the setting for a short science fiction story by Lawrence Watt-Evans entitled Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers.

Sutton is featured in the videogame Fallout 76, which has resulted in an increase of visitors from around the world to see the town.