Sullivan County, Indiana Map
Explore Sullivan County, Indiana with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 11 cities and towns in Sullivan County below.
Interactive Map of Sullivan County, Indiana
| County | Sullivan |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County Seat | Sullivan |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 39.106557 |
| Longitude | -87.398024 |
| Cities & Towns | 11 |
| Area Codes | 765 |
About Sullivan County, Indiana
Sullivan County occupies a flat, broad reach of the Wabash Valley where the horizon seems to stretch until it dissolves into the haze of the western sky. Its western boundary is defined by the steady, silt-heavy flow of the Wabash River, which carves a boundary against the neighboring state and dictates the moisture of the low-lying bottoms. To the east, the land rises into a mosaic of woodlots and heavy, dark soil that once held deep marshes before the drainage tiles were laid. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a peculiar, amber weight, casting long shadows across fields of corn and soybean that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the distant tree lines.
Sullivan County emerged from the wilderness during the early nineteenth century as settlers moved into the river valleys, drawn by the promise of fertile bottomlands and the strategic convenience of the waterway. The county seat was established after a period of shifting territorial governance, eventually centering itself at a crossroads that served the needs of farmers and merchants alike. The architecture of this central hub reflects a time when brick was the preferred medium for permanence, with courthouse walls standing as a sturdy witness to the legal and social disputes of a frontier society transforming into a settled community. Even now, the stillness of the town squares on a Sunday morning suggests a lingering gravity, as if the buildings themselves remember the dust of horse-drawn wagons and the sharp, sudden voices of men who first cleared the timber.
Agriculture and the remnants of coal extraction define the pulse of the local economy, creating a landscape that is both utilitarian and strangely resilient. The fields are wide and uncompromising, demanding a certain stoicism from those who work them, while the reclaimed mining lands have given way to quiet, glass-still lakes that reflect the clouds like mirrors. People here carry themselves with a reserved, observant demeanor, moving through their days with a focus on the practical realities of the harvest and the maintenance of their properties. In the evening, the air cools rapidly, carrying the faint, metallic scent of damp earth and distant rail lines, a reminder that this place remains tied to the movement of goods and the slow, seasonal turning of the Indiana earth.
Cities and Towns in Sullivan County
About This Sullivan County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Sullivan County, Indiana alongside links to detailed street maps for 11 cities and towns. The county seat is Sullivan. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
