Welcome to Syria ...

Syria is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of Syria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Syria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Syria is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Syria lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Syria (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Syria lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Syria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Syria - they are located in Kansas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Syria ...

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

• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Mitchell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Paoli
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Orleans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• French Lick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <4>
• Milltown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
• Marengo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• English
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Syria ...

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

Adding Syria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Syria 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 Syria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Syria post office opened in 1880.

We also found Syria in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Syria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Syria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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