Welcome to Sycamore ...

Sycamore is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sycamore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Sycamore is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sycamore is within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Sycamore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Sycamore: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Chautauqua County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 42 communities that are also named Sycamore - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, 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.

• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Neodesha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
  • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <4>
• Fredonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Cherryvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <4>
• Thayer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <4>
• Mound Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
  • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
• Dearing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
  • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <4>
• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Elk City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
• Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

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. 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sycamore in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Sycamore post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sycamore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/