Sullivan? (Indianapolis, Bloomington, Terre Haute: daycare, house, transfer)

[donbo50]

Can anyone tell me anything about Sullivan Indiana?
We are looking around that area and mostly at the Sullivan Lake area, as my husband and I love to fish. I would appreciate any comments. We are retiring and have no children so schools don't matter but we like to live in a nice area.

[dodeca]

Depends what you are looking for. Sullivan advertises itself as a center of outdoor recreation, and there are a lot of fishing areas in the area - Turtle Creek Res. to the west; reclaimed mining areas to the east. Many other (artificial) lakes nearby. Sullivan is not a particularly happening place; not many good restaurants or stores, but Terre Haute is about 30 minutes north, and has about everything. Bloomington is about an hour away, and has great restaurants, and good shopping. Good luck with your move!

[donbo50]

Thanks for your reply. I was beginning to think that no one lives there.
We don't need lots of entertainment and like a rural type of setting. No big business or lots of traffic. We're transplanted from Indianapolis and N.Ky and have been in the Western suburbs of Chicago for the past 18 years or so. Looking forward to getting closer to home without all the "extras" that we have here.

[dodeca]

Originally Posted by donbo50

Thanks for your reply. I was beginning to think that no one lives there.
We don't need lots of entertainment and like a rural type of setting. No big business or lots of traffic. We're transplanted from Indianapolis and N.Ky and have been in the Western suburbs of Chicago for the past 18 years or so. Looking forward to getting closer to home without all the "extras" that we have here.

Sullivan could be a nice place for you, then. The housing prices are quite reasonable, and there is a lot of good fishing in that area. There is a Walmart in Sullivan, and a small local grocery store. The town square is nice too, if a bit empty. Sullivan was hit hard in the late 1990s by the closure of several coal mines, and has subsequently suffered from an increase in methamphetamine. However, local and state laws restricting the purchase of Sudafed and other ingredients has halved the problem, so I think things are improving. Coal mines are doing well there, and Terre Haute has been looking up recently. You should check out the area and see what you think. Best of luck!

[CrazyMomDaze]

My fathers family is from Sullivan and we still have land there. He would like to build on it and retire there also, but my mom is stopping him.
There really is nothing to do around there. Everything closes by 5. The 5 & Dime closed in town a few years back and so did the main grocery store (don't remember the name), but if you like BINGO, it's a place to be.

Best of luck,
CrazyMomDaze

[donbo50]

It sounds like that's the town for us!!! We don't need much "stimulation" any more. We are real home bodies and love to fish in the nice weather, sit by the fire in the bad. We don't need much to entertain ourselves. Just as long as I can get to the grocery and Walmart once a week, I'm a happy camper. That's what being retired has done for us. We just want to sit back and relax.

[Barrel_Racer]

I have lived in sullivan all of my life. The people here are very nice. It is a small town one where everybody knows you if you just move in. You always have something to do here there is good restraunts like patricks, old 41 diner, uptown deli, China wok, bobes italian, joes, backstreet...exc we have a wall mart, a dollar general, mcy d's, hardies, subway, BK, DQ, news stand, a save alot, angells, movie gallery, trend video and tanning, caseys general store, 500 express, a lake, a jiffy mini mart, a park and you can always drive 30 miles to terre haute they have everything. if you have kids the schools are great they have great food. at night during the summer all of the high school students like to hang out on the square. you might see them having a watter baloon fight around the court house you never know about them they always find something to do, but if there is a football game or basketball you can count on the school yard will be packed especialy if they are playing there rivels the linton miners. If you move to sullivan u can count on liking it is a great little town atleast i like it.

[javahoe]

I am curious, if you aren't from Indiana, why would you pick Sullivan based strictly on fishing? I don't mean to knock the area, but there seem to be more desirable fishing locations to retire within this area. Patoka and Lake Monroe come to mind in Indiana, KY and Barkley Lakes in Western Kentucky...etc..

I just never thought of Sullivan as a retirement fishing mecca.

[davidadotson]

Hey everyone. First post here. I am moving to Sullivan around the 17th of July. I need a daycare/babysitter for second shift hours. Can anyone help me find information for this. Will be working in Robinson, Il. transfering from the memphis area. Have 2 kids one is 2 and a half and the other is 1.

[davidadotson]

Thanks for the fast response. Hoping to get someone a little more local and or on the route to or in Robinson. I have looked these up and they make work on a temporary basis till something a little more closer comes available.