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Welcome to Sylvania ...

Sylvania is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Sylvania is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Sylvania (for example, toward Troy (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Sylvania: 502

Communities Also Named Sylvania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Sylvania - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sylvania ...

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

  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Matthews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shively
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvania ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvania - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.