Welcome to Sullivan ...

So far, we found very little information about Sullivan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sullivan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sullivan, please Contact Us.

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Sullivan would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sullivan is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sullivan is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Sullivan was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sullivan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Sullivan: This one is located in Kern County and the other is located in Sutter County.

Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named Sullivan - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, 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.

• Golden Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Golden Hills is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
• Old Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Town is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
• Girard ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Girard is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
• Woodford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodford is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
• Keene
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keene is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Bear Valley Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley Springs is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley Springs <4>
• Stallion Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Springs
• Mojave
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mojave is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mojave <4>
• Reefer City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reefer City is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefer City
• Gold Town ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Town is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Town

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.