Welcome to Sylvis ...

Sylvis is located in Clearfield County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Sylvis, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Sylvis is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sylvis is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities near Sylvis ...

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

• Punxsutawney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Curwensville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Gallitzin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Clymer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <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 Sylvis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvis ...

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

Adding Sylvis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvis 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 Sylvis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sylvis post office opened in 1883.

We also found Sylvis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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