Welcome to Southport ...

Southport is located in Owen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Southport is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Southport (for example, toward Hutsonville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Southport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Southport: This one is located in Owen County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 17 communities that are also named Southport - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Southport ...

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

• Bloomington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Ellettsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Cloverdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Worthington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Clay City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Gosport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
• Paragon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
  • Paragon is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <4>
• Center Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Stinesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
  • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

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 Southport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southport. 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 Southport.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southport ...

Looking for more information about Southport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Southport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Southport.

Adding Southport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southport 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 Southport was on a map titled Road Map for Indiana (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov