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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sylvia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sylvia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sylvia, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sylvia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sylvia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sylvia is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Sylvia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylvia:
- Marion County (The home county of Sylvia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Rush ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rea Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Yellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Flippin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Eros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bull Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Buffalo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Cotter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Norfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amos
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norfork Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Mountain Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rally Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Zinc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Valley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Keener ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bellefonte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Bergman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Calico Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Western Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Pope County
- Tilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Cozahome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pindall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Blanco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Watts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Alco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty-Six
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Rumley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Copeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ozark County (MO)
- Pontiac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sylvia, see our County-by-County Page for Sylvia.
Cemeteries Near Sylvia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvia.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sylvia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylvia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- DeSoto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Caney Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wickersham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Horton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hand Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nanny Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Sylvia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sylvia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvia, with the one closest to Sylvia listed first.
- Rush ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Tomahawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Yellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Flippin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Gassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- George's Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Powell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Eros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sylvia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylvia.
Newspapers Published in Sylvia ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylvia, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sylvia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sylvia:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Ozark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sylvia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |