Sulphur Indiana Map

About Sulphur, Indiana

Sulphur is a locality in Crawford County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Sulphur is located at 38.2276°N, 86.4708°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 47174.

Sulphur, Indiana, rests within a landscape shaped by the ancient dance of glaciers and the patient work of water. It lies 31.8 miles west of Floyd, IN (from Floyd, IN: bearing 263°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of English. Here, the terrain rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall, a softly sculpted topography that speaks of a time before the hard edges of human endeavor. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and the subtle perfume of pine, especially after a summer rain, and the woods that fringe the open fields are a deep, resonant green, a place where sunlight filters through in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. The few scattered homes and weathered barns seem to belong to the land, their forms softened by the passage of seasons, their presence a quiet punctuation in the vast, breathing stillness of the countryside. The history of Sulphur is tied to the fertile ground and the quiet persistence of those who sought to make a life here. For generations, farming has been the backbone of the local economy, the rich soil yielding corn, soybeans, and the essential sustenance of rural life. Evidence of earlier settlements can sometimes be glimpsed in the crumbling foundations of old farmsteads or the faint traces of forgotten roads swallowed by the encroaching woods. While Sulphur itself may not boast grand monuments, its character is defined by the enduring spirit of self-reliance and the deep connection to the land that has sustained its people through the years, a quiet legacy etched into the very texture of the place.

About This Sulphur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sulphur, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.227562, -86.470814. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sulphur and Crawford County.

Detailed location data for Sulphur includes the ZIP code (47118), telephone area code (317), county seat of Crawford County (English), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sulphur is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.