Welcome to Sylvan Beach ...

Sylvan Beach is located on the Gulf Coast.

Sylvan Beach is located in Harris County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Sylvan Beach: Sylvan Bch.

Sylvan Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Sylvan Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sylvan Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sylvan Beach - they are located in Michigan and New York (2).

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

Communities near Sylvan Beach ...

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

• Pasadena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
• Pearland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <4>
• League City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <4>
• Baytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <4>
• Texas City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
  • Texas City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texas City <4>
• Friendswood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <4>
• Deer Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Dickinson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <4>
• La Marque
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Marque
  • La Marque is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Marque <4>
• South Houston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <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 Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvan Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvan Beach ...

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

Adding Sylvan Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvan Beach 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 Beach was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/