Welcome to Sylvia ...
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.
Sylvia was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Sylvia would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sylvia is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sylvia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sylvia was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Sylvia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sylvia - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sylvia.
Communities near Sylvia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sylvia.
- Mountain Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flippin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 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
- Norfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Sylvia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sylvia. 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 Sylvia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvia. See our Newspapers Page for Sylvia.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Sylvia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Sylvia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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