Carlisle Indiana Map

About Carlisle, Indiana

Carlisle is a locality in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 625. The population density is 465.9 people per km². Carlisle is located at 38.9684°N, 87.4056°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Carlisle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47838.

Carlisle occupies a modest expanse of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vast, pale sky. It lies 21.2 miles north-northeast of Vincennes, IN (from Vincennes, IN: bearing 18°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Sullivan. The landscape around Carlisle is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of agricultural fields, broken only by small, dense patches of woodland and the quiet, persistent flow of Tanyard Branch. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Briar Ridge provides a singular anchor to the otherwise level topography, while the air here carries the dry, honest scent of turned soil and cooling grain. During the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the rows of stalks that seem to pulse with the slow, deliberate heartbeat of the plains.

History in this region is measured in the persistence of family farms and the quiet endurance of the local grain elevators that dominate the skyline. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the economy, a tradition that links the present inhabitants to the early settlers who first broke the sod of the nearby Shaker Prairie. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of the Greene-Sullivan State Forest and the Wabash River - Mount Carmel wildlife area offers a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, maintaining a balance between human industry and the wilder, wooded edges of the state. Those seeking a quiet retreat often find themselves drawn toward the stillness of Long Pond, where the water mirrors the shifting clouds and the changing seasons with a solemn, unchanging grace.

About This Carlisle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carlisle, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.968377, -87.405574. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Carlisle includes the ZIP code (47838), telephone area code (765), county seat of Sullivan County (Sullivan), and school district assignment (Southwest School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.