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Welcome to Sylvania ...

Sylvania is located in Lonoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvania, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Sylvania is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sylvania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Sylvania - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sylvania ...

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

  • Sherwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <4>
  • Beebe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
  • Vilonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Lonoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
  • Higginson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
    • Higginson is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvania ...

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

Adding Sylvania to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sylvania post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvania.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvania - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/