Welcome to Sullivan ...

Sullivan is located in Ashland County<1>.

The location of Sullivan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sullivan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Sullivan is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sullivan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Sullivan: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Sullivan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Sullivan - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sullivan.

Communities near Sullivan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sullivan.

• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Oberlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <5>
• Grafton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Wellington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
• Lodi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
• Lagrange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
  • Lagrange is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <5>
• Seville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <5>
• New London
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Creston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• West Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sullivan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sullivan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sullivan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sullivan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sullivan. See our Newspapers Page for Sullivan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sullivan ...

Looking for more information about Sullivan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sullivan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sullivan.

Adding Sullivan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sullivan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sullivan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sullivan post office opened in 1828.

We also found Sullivan in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sullivan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sullivan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/