Sullivan, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Sullivan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61951. The Survey maps it on the Sullivan quadrangle. 4,413 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 673 feet above sea level.
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On record in Sullivan
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Moultrie County Courthouselisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresSullivan fell from 4,440 to 4,413 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,440 | |
| 2020 | 4,413 | -27 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1935 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sullivan: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
45 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sullivan in 45 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $350,000 | Roofs were ripped off several houses, trees were blown down, and a machine shed was knocked down on the southeast side of Sullivan. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $75,000 | In Sullivan, numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One tree fell onto a house causing minor damage. Five miles northeast of Lovington, several barns, outbuildings, and a garage were destroyed. Two homes sustained minor damage. Damage in this area was estimated around $75,000. Eight miles northeast of Lovington, several trees were blown down across US Route 36. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $45,000 | A roof was torn off a house and siding and shingle damage occurred to another house. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $40,000 | Farm equipment and a truck were blown over in Sullivan. Several trees and power lines were knocked down as well. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $30,000 | A machine shed was blown down just east of Sullivan. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $12,000 | Several ornamental trees were damaged and shingles were torn off a roof. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $12,000 | Six power lines were blown down north of Sullivan. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $200 | A flag pole was broken in Sullivan. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | A trained spotter estimated winds of 50 to 60 mph and shared a video of the conditions at their location. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Half of a large tree was blown down onto a home in Sullivan. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | A few 6-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Numerous tree branches and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Several trees were blown over. Large tree branches were snapped and power lines were downed as well. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | A power line was blown down in Sullivan. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Sullivan | - | Many roads were flooded in Moultrie county. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Trailer destroyed. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | A few trees were blown down near Lake Shelbyville. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Large tree blown down near the Timberlake Golf Course. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down around town. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Large tree fell on railroad tracks across from Route 121 due to high winds. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Sullivan | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a field. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down in town. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Several power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Thunderstorm winds bent over a ham radio tower one mile south of Sullivan. No injuries were reported. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Sullivan, some of which caused minor damage to the roof of a garage. No damage estimate was available. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipps | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kirksville | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cushman | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dunn | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Allenville | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bruce | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cadwell | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fuller | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sullivan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q575190 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 419327. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







