Welcome to Sylvan ...

Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa 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 1874.

Sylvan is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sylvan: (205)

Communities Also Named Sylvan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Sylvan - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), 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.

• Tuscaloosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscaloosa
  • Tuscaloosa is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,819 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Tuscaloosa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscaloosa <4>
• Northport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,075 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Northport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>
• Eutaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
  • Eutaw is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eutaw
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutaw <4>
• Moundville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Moundville is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Moundville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <4>
• Coker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
  • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Coker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
• Akron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Akron
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Union
• Ralph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Ralph is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ralph
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <4>
• Knoxville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Knoxville
• Powers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Hale County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Powers

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 1874.

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

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 Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/