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Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sylvan Shores, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sylvan Shores:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highlands County: Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Okeechobee, Osceola & Polk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sylvan Shores. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Highlands County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Sylvan Shores (which is Highlands County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sylvan Shores

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Highlands County   (where Sylvan Shores resides)
    • County Website:   www.hcbcc.net/
    • County Seat for Highlands:   Sebring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Shores.
      • Lake Placid
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Highlands Park Estates
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Park Estates
        • Highlands Park Estates is located in Highlands County
      • Sunvale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunvale
        • Sunvale is located in Highlands County
      • Parker Island
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Island
        • Parker Island is located in Highlands County
      • Marland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
        • Marland is located in Highlands County
      • Istokpoga
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Istokpoga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Istokpoga
        • Istokpoga is located in Highlands County
      • Placid Lakes
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
        • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
      • Kuhlman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kuhlman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhlman
        • Kuhlman is located in Highlands County
      • Bairs Den
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bairs Den have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairs Den
        • Bairs Den is located in Highlands County
      • Childs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
        • Childs is located in Highlands County
      • Hen Scratch
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hen Scratch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Scratch
        • Hen Scratch is located in Highlands County
      • Bear Hollow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hollow
        • Bear Hollow is located in Highlands County
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Wild Island
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Island
          • Wild Island is located in Highlands County
        • De Soto City
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
          • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
        • Archbold
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
          • Archbold is located in Highlands County
        • Lorida
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Plains
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
          • Plains is located in Highlands County
        • Hicoria
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicoria
          • Hicoria is located in Highlands County
        • Negrotown Knoll
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Negrotown Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negrotown Knoll
          • Negrotown Knoll is located in Highlands County
        • Sebring
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Cornwell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
          • Cornwell is located in Highlands County
        • Brighton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
          • Brighton is located in Highlands County
        • Lakemont
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont
          • Lakemont is located in Highlands County
        • Sebring Shores
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Shores
          • Sebring Shores is located in Highlands County
        • Fort Basinger
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Basinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Basinger
          • Fort Basinger is located in Highlands County
        • Venus
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Avon Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Alpine
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
          • Alpine is located in Highlands County
        • Avon Park Lakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Park Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park Lakes
          • Avon Park Lakes is located in Highlands County
        • Highland Lakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lakes
          • Highland Lakes is located in Highlands County
  • DeSoto County
    • County Website:   www.co.desoto.fl.us/
    • County Seat for DeSoto:   Arcadia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Shores.
      • Joshua
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
        • Joshua is located in DeSoto County
      • Brownville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
        • Brownville is located in DeSoto County
      • Calvinia ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvinia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
        • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
      • Cubitis
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cubitis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubitis
        • Cubitis is located in DeSoto County
  • Glades County
    • County Seat for Glades:   Moore Haven
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Shores.
      • Mayaimi ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayaimi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayaimi
        • Mayaimi is located in Glades County
      • Palmdale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Harrisburg is located in Glades County
      • Fort Centre
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Centre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Centre
        • Fort Centre is located in Glades County
      • Lakeport
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sarasota Colony
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarasota Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Colony
        • Sarasota Colony is located in Glades County
      • Hall City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
        • Hall City is located in Glades County
      • Buckhead Ridge
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
        • Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
  • Hardee County
    • County Website:   www.hardeecounty.net/
    • County Seat for Hardee:   Wauchula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Shores.
      • Crewsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
        • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
      • Sweetwater
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
      • Lemon Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
        • Lemon Grove is located in Hardee County
      • Griffins Corner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Corner
        • Griffins Corner is located in Hardee County
      • Buchanan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
        • Buchanan is located in Hardee County
      • Gardner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Gardner is located in Hardee County
      • Moffitt
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
        • Moffitt is located in Hardee County
      • Zolfo Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Okeechobee County
    • County Website:   www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/
    • County Seat for Okeechobee:   Okeechobee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Shores.
      • Basinger
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basinger
        • Basinger is located in Okeechobee County
      • Fort Kissimmee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kissimmee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kissimmee
        • Fort Kissimmee is located in Okeechobee County
      • Mildred
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
        • Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
      • Dixie Ranch Acres
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Ranch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Ranch Acres
        • Dixie Ranch Acres is located in Okeechobee County
      • Basswood Estates
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basswood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Estates
        • Basswood Estates is located in Okeechobee County
      • Whispering Pines
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
        • Whispering Pines is located in Okeechobee County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   www.polk-county.net/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Bartow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Shores   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Shores.
      • Pittsburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
      • Neilson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neilson
        • Neilson is located in Polk County
      • Bereah
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bereah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bereah
        • Bereah is located in Polk County
      • Maxcy Quarters
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxcy Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxcy Quarters
        • Maxcy Quarters is located in Polk County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvan Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.3181, Longitude: -81.3412       In this case, the coordinates for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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