Welcome to Southport ...

The city of Southport is located in Marion 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Southport has a population of 1,768 people<3> (see below for details).

Southport is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Southport had an population of 1,768 people. This is an increase of 3.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Southport had a population of 1,712 people. This makes Southport the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Southport represents 0.03% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,712 people, the population of Southport decreased 7.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,852 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Southport.

Communities Also Named Southport ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <5>
• Lawrence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <5>
• Plainfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Brownsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <5>
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Avon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Beech Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <5>
• Speedway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <5>
• Mooresville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <5>
• Bargersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargersville
  • Bargersville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bargersville <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Southport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Southport post office opened in 1849.

We also found Southport in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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