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Welcome to Sylvester ...

Sylvester is located in Knott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Sylvester is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sylvester: 606

Communities Also Named Sylvester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sylvester - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sylvester ...

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

  • Hazard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
  • Pound
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Hindman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
  • Wheelwright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 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 Sylvester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvester ...

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

Adding Sylvester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvester in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sylvester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sylvester post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvester - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/