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1974 Map of Sullivan

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Sullivan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Sullivan serves as the focal point of this west-central Indiana survey, appearing as a developed county seat with a grid of landmark buildings including the Courthouse, Municipal Bldg, and Sherman Hospital. The landscape transitions from the urban center to an expansive agrarian layout, where the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and the Louisville and Nashville lines provide critical transport infrastructure for the region's economy. The western portion of the map reveals active extraction with an Oil Field near the crossing of Illinois and Central roads.

Local history and genealogy are deeply embedded in the rural landscape, marked by a high density of family and community burial grounds such as Center Ridge Cem, Parson Cem, and Burnett Cem. Small communities like New Lebanon and Paxton anchor the surrounding townships of Turman and Gill. Water features like Lake Sullivan and Busseron Creek define the natural drainage, while the Sullivan County Airport highlights mid-century infrastructure growth.