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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sullivan Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sullivan Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Sullivan Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sullivan Center: Sullivan Ctr. (or less commonly used: Sullivan Cen., Sullivan Cent. or Sullivan Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Sullivan Center is historic, it would have been located within present day Livingston County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

Below are the counties that are near Sullivan Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sullivan Center:

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Sullivan Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Griswold
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Cullom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Emington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saunemin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Campus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Wing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Eylar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Cardiff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Chatsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Swygert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Kempton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cabery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Piper City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sibley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Melvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Garber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Garber is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Clarke City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • East Brooklyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Gardner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Braceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Central City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
    • Verona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Mazon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kinsman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • La Hogue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • Ashkum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Danforth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Gilman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Thawville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chebanse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Onarga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Del Rey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
    • L'Erable
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
    • Crescent City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Buckingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reddick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Herscher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goodrich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Irwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Bonfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Limestone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Otto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Otto is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Sammons Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Kankakee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Ransom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kernan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kernan is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Weston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Cropsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chenoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.
    • Godley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Custer Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Custer Park is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
    • Braidwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
    • Wilmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Symerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Symerton is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sullivan Center, see our County-by-County Page for Sullivan Center.

Cemeteries Near Sullivan Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sullivan Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sullivan Center - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sullivan Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.

  • Sullivan Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Broughton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mona Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <4>
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgerville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerville Cemetery
      • The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Floridgeville Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Sullivan Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sullivan Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sullivan Center, with the one closest to Sullivan Center listed first.

  • Griswold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Cullom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kempton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Emington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saunemin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scovel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Scovel is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Cabery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Campus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Eylar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
  • Buckingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rugby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chatsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Piper City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Reddick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sullivan Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sullivan Center.

Newspapers Published in Sullivan Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sullivan Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sullivan Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sullivan Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sullivan Center:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sullivan Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sullivan Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.