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Welcome to Snyder ...

Snyder is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snyder, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Snyder is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Snyder (for example, toward Farmersburg (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Snyder: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Snyder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Snyder - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Snyder ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snyder ...

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

Adding Snyder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snyder 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 Snyder was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snyder.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snyder - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Snyder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Snyder area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.