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History · Sullivan

Half of Sullivan’s homes were built after 1999

Most of Sullivan was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999. Below: maps from 1960 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sullivan’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sullivan are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sullivan’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sullivan on the map, 1960 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sullivan. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sullivan on the 1960 USGS mapSullivan on the 1985 USGS map1960Bloomfield sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sullivan.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

AngusturaIts storyC−BlancoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBloomfieldIts storyC−TurleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.