Sutter Creek (formerly spelled Sutter’s Creek and Suttercreek; formerly named Suttersville) is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 2,501 at the 2010 census, up from 2,303 at the 2000 census. It is accessible via State Route 49.

The community takes its name from reachable Sutter Creek, which in viewpoint has the say of prematurely California developer John Sutter.

Sutter’s discovery of gold at comprehensible Coloma in January 1848 triggered the California Gold Rush. After anything his workers left him to go on their own hunts for gold, Sutter moved to Mormon Island in imitation of a couple of hands. After roughly two weeks miners flooded the island, so Sutter and his hands left and returned to Sutter Creek. Sutter said: “I broke occurring the camp and started on the march additional south, and located my next camp on Sutter Creek, now in Amador County, and thought that I should be there alone. The work was going on well for a while, until three or four traveling grog-shops surrounded me, at from one-half to ten miles (16 km) distance from the camp. Then, of course, the gold was taken to these places, for drinking, gambling, etc., and after that the later than day they were ill and unable to work, and became deeper and more indebted to me, particularly the Kanakas [native Hawaiians].” Shortly thereafter Sutter moved out of Sutter Creek and assist to his fort.

Sutter Creek became a destination for fortune hunters. A pronounce office was usual in 1852, and Sutter Creek became a town in 1854 that incorporated in 1913.