Welcome to Sylvandale ...
So far, we found very little information about Sylvandale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sylvandale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sylvandale, please Contact Us.
Sylvandale would have been located within present day Mendocino County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvandale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sylvandale is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sylvandale is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sylvandale was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sylvandale was located: 707 & 369<4>
Communities Also Named Sylvandale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sylvandale - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sylvandale.
Communities near Sylvandale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sylvandale.
- Willits
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shake City is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
- Soda Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Laytonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Branscomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dos Rios
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Comptche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inglenook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
- Orrs Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
- Redwood Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Sylvandale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvandale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sylvandale. 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 Sylvandale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvandale. See our Newspapers Page for Sylvandale.
Adding Sylvandale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sylvandale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sylvandale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sylvandale post office opened in 1911. The Sylvandale post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvandale.
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 Sylvandale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvandale - 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Sylvandale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Sylvandale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |