Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sylvania (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sylvania. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sylvania is located in Jefferson County .
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Sylvania. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylvania:
Jefferson County (The home county of Sylvania)
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Pleasure Ridge Park (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasure Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County Saint Dennis (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County Valley Station (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station Valley Station is located in Jefferson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Station <2>
Prairie Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County Shively (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Louisville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Parkland (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Parkland is located in Jefferson County Fairdale (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale Fairdale is located in Jefferson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairdale <2>
South Park (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park South Park is located in Jefferson County Heritage Creek (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
Former name for Heritage Creek:
Minor Lane Heights Audubon Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audubon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
German Town (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town German Town is located in Jefferson County Hollyvilla (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyvilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
Breckinridge County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Irvington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Irvington is located in Breckinridge County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
Raymond (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Raymond is located in Breckinridge County Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Cupio (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Cupio is located in Bullitt County Brooks (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Brooks is located in Bullitt County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooks <2>
Hunters Hollow (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Fox Chase (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Pioneer Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Hebron Estates (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Hillview (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Hillview is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Shepherdsville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <2>
Pitt's Point (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitt's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County Bardstown Junction (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Belmont (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Belmont is located in Bullitt County Clermont (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont Clermont is located in Bullitt County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
Mount Washington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <2>
Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
West Point (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Howard (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Howard is located in Hardin County Rose Terrace (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County Prichard Place (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prichard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place Prichard Place is located in Hardin County Dietz Acres (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dietz Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County Radcliff (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff Radcliff is located in Hardin County Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <2>
Vine Grove (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove Vine Grove is located in Hardin County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <2>
Colesburg (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg Colesburg is located in Hardin County Crest (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Crest is located in Hardin County Rineyville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Younger Creek (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Younger Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek Younger Creek is located in Hardin County Tunnel Hills (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County Four Corners (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Four Corners is located in Hardin County Meade County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Pilcher Landing (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilcher Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Hughes Landing (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing Hughes Landing is located in Meade County Muldraugh (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh Muldraugh is located in Meade County Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <2>
Rock Haven (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven Rock Haven is located in Meade County Van Voorhis Manor (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Voorhis Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County Lickskillet (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet Lickskillet is located in Meade County Brandenburg (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Eastwood Hills (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County Grahamton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton Grahamton is located in Meade County Buck Grove (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Buck Grove is located in Meade County Ekron (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron Ekron is located in Meade County Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Garrett (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Garrett is located in Meade County Oolite (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oolite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite Oolite is located in Meade County Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Deatsville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Deatsville is located in Nelson County Highgrove (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Highgrove is located in Nelson County Lenore (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Lenore is located in Nelson County Samuels (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samuels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Samuels is located in Nelson County Boston (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Boston is located in Nelson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <2>
Coxs Creek (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Hunters (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hunters is located in Nelson County Bourbon Springs (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Bellwood (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood Bellwood is located in Nelson County Cravens (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cravens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cravens is located in Nelson County Fairfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Fairfield is located in Nelson County Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Nazareth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nazareth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Nazareth is located in Nelson County Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
River Bluff (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff River Bluff is located in Oldham County Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Harmony Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Orchard Grass Hills (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Goshen (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Goshen is located in Oldham County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Pewee Valley (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewee Valley Pewee Valley is located in Oldham County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pewee Valley <2>
Crestwood (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Park Lake is located in Oldham County Buckner (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Westport (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Simpsonville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Finchville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Finchville is located in Shelby County Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Normandy (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normandy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Normandy is located in Spencer County Yoder (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Yoder is located in Spencer County Taylorsville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Jeffersonville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Blackiston Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackiston Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Arctic Springs (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Clarksville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
Oak Park (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Utica (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Watson (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Sellersburg (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg Sellersburg is located in Clark County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <2>
Starlight (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Bennettsville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN) Speed (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Prather (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prather. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Wilson (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Wilson is located in Clark County (IN) Crawford County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Milltown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Leavenworth (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Carefree (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carefree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN) Fredonia (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN) Pilot Knob (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN) Marengo (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo Marengo is located in Crawford County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <2>
Alton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Alton is located in Crawford County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
Beechwood (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN) Jericho (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN) Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
New Albany (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Georgetown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Floyds Knobs (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Galena (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Greenville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Greenville is located in Floyd County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Locust Point (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Elizabeth (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Lanesville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
New Middletown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown New Middletown is located in Harrison County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <2>
Dogwood (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Crandall (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Laconia (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Corydon (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corydon Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Central (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Central is located in Harrison County (IN) New Salisbury (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Bradford (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Glidas (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN) Washington County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
New Pekin (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin New Pekin is located in Washington County (IN) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
Fredericksburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg Fredericksburg is located in Washington County (IN) Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
Bartle (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle Bartle is located in Washington County (IN) South Boston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston South Boston is located in Washington County (IN) Hardinsburg (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sylvania, see our County-by-County Page for Sylvania .
Cemeteries Near Sylvania ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvania.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sylvania - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylvania covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Mill Creek Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Prince Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prince Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Walker Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Farnsley Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnsley Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> St. Andrews Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Louisville Memorial Gardens (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisville Memorial Gardens The Louisville Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
Louisville Memorial Park Stowers Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Green Meadows Memorial Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Kingery Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingery Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> South Jefferson Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Meadow View Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Bethany Memorial Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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Hillcrest Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Manslick Road Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manslick Road Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manslick Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Bailey Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Sylvania in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sylvania.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvania, with the one closest to Sylvania listed first.
Locust Point (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Valley Station (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station Valley Station is located in Jefferson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Station <2>
Elizabeth (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Orell (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orell Orell is located in Jefferson County Meadow Lawn (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County South Park (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park South Park is located in Jefferson County Louisville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Parkland (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Parkland is located in Jefferson County Edwardsville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Edwardsville is located in Floyd County (IN) Rosewood (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Rosewood is located in Harrison County (IN) Prestonia (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Lanesville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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Rehoboth (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Rehoboth is located in Harrison County (IN) Barrallton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrallton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton Barrallton is located in Bullitt County New Albany (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sylvania. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylvania .
Newspapers Published in Sylvania ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvania.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylvania, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Sylvania.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sylvania:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Breckinridge County Bullitt County Hardin County Meade County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Clark County Crawford County Floyd County Harrison County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvania. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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. The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sylvania, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvania) to Point B.