Welcome to Sylvan ...

Sylvan is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Sylvan 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Sylvan is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sylvan: (717)

Communities Also Named Sylvan ...

While we believe that this Sylvan is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Sylvan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Perry County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 16 communities that are also named Sylvan - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sylvan ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Greencastle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Williamsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Mercersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• Hancock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• McConnellsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Funkstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkstown
  • Funkstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funkstown <4>
• Bath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Clear Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Clear Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <4>
• Hedgesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvan ...

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

Adding Sylvan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvan 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 Sylvan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sylvan post office opened in 1837.

We also found Sylvan in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/