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Welcome to Sycamore ...The city of Sycamore is located in DeKalb County<1> and is the County Seat for DeKalb County. The location of Sycamore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Sycamore: SIK-uh-mohr<3> Sycamore was established in 1835. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sycamore has a population of 18,355 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Sycamore is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Sycamore lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Sycamore: (815) & (779)<6> The ZIP code for Sycamore: 60178<7> Websites for Sycamore ...Official Website: www.cityofsycamore.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.sycamorechamber.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sycamore had an population of 18,355 people. This is an increase of 4.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 52.7% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sycamore had a population of 17,519 people (or 16.66% of the total population of DeKalb County). This makes Sycamore the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Sycamore represents 0.14% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 144th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 17,519 people, the population of Sycamore increased 45.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,020 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sycamore. Communities Also Named Sycamore ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Sycamore - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia (3). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sycamore. Communities near Sycamore ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sycamore.
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 Sycamore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sycamore. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sycamore. 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 Sycamore. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sycamore. Our list includes 29 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sycamore. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sycamore ...Looking for more information about Sycamore? 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 Sycamore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sycamore. Adding Sycamore to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sycamore 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 Sycamore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Sycamore in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sycamore. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Sycamore: www.cityofsycamore.com/ The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcounty.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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