Sullivan County, Indiana
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 10 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Sullivan, Merom, Graysville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP5 of 10 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
10 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Center Ridge Cemetery | Sullivan | 2018 |
| Daugherty-Monroe Archaeolgical Site (12SU13) | Graysville | 1985 |
| Merom Site and Fort Azatlan | Merom | 1975 |
| Merom-Gill Township Carnegie Library | Merom | 2019 |
| Shelburn Interurban Depot-THI&E Interurban Depot | Shelburn | 2015 |
| Sherman Building | Sullivan | 1986 |
| Sullivan County Courthouse | Sullivan | 2008 |
| Sullivan County Poor Home | Sullivan | 2000 |
| Sullivan Courthouse Square Historic District | Sullivan | 2018 |
| Union Christian College | Merom | 1982 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSullivan was formed in 1817 (1817-01-15) from Knox.
SULLIVAN created from KNOX.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSullivan County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,498 | 8,315 | 15,064 | 20,336 | 26,005 | 31,630 | 27,014 | 23,667 | 21,721 | 21,107 | 21,751 | 20,817 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS70 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 70 of 70 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alkire Cemetery |
| Benefiel Cemetery |
| Bennett Cemetery |
| Booker Cemetery |
| Boone Cemetery |
| Brodie Cemetery |
| Burnett Cemetery |
| Burris Cemetery |
| Burton Hawkins Cemetery |
| Carlisle Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Carlisle Old Town Cemetery |
| Center Ridge Cemetery |
| Chowning Cemetery |
| Clayton Cemeteries (historical) |
| Coffman Cemetery |
| DeBaun Cemetery |
| Deckard Cemetery |
| Dooley Cemetery |
| Douglas Chapel Cemetery |
| Dugger Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Engle Cemetery |
| Good Hope Cemetery |
| Haddon Cemetery |
| Hale Cemetery |
| Harper Cemetery |
| Hollenback Cemetery |
| Houck Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Knights of Pythias Cemetery |
| Land Cemetery |
| Ledgerwood Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Little Flock Cemetery |
| Mann - Turman Prairie Cemetery |
| Massey Cemetery |
| McCammon Cemetery |
| McClellan Snyder Cemetery |
| McDade Cemetery |
| McKinney Cemetery |
| Milam Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Morgan Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Old French Cemetery |
| Parson Cemetery |
| Pirtle Cemetery |
| Pirtle Cemetery |
| Pleasant Green Cemetery |
| Pogue Cemetery |
| Poplar Cemetery |
| Posey Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Purcell Cemetery |
| Riggs - Ernest Cemetery |
| Skidmore Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| South Cemetery |
| Spencer Cemetery |
| Timmons Cemetery |
| Timmons Cemetery |
| Trimble Cemetery |
| Turman Island Cemetery |
| Vester Cemetery |
| Walls Cemetery |
| Walters Cemetery |
| Webb Cemetery |
| Westlawn Cemetery |
| Woodward Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Caledonia |
| Farnsworth |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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