Welcome to Sylvan Grove ...

Sylvan Grove is located in Clark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvan Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Sylvan Grove: Sylvan Grv.

Sylvan Grove is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sylvan Grove is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Sylvan Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sylvan Grove - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sylvan Grove ...

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

• Louisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Clarksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Shively
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
• Lyndon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• La Grange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Sellersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvan Grove ...

Looking for more information about Sylvan Grove? 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 Sylvan Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sylvan Grove.

Adding Sylvan Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvan Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sylvan Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sylvan Grove post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvan Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

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