Welcome to Sylvan ...
Sylvan is located in Dent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Time Zone: Sylvan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sylvan is located in the (573) area code.
Communities Also Named Sylvan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Sylvan - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sylvan.
Adding Sylvan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sylvan 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 Sylvan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
From that list, the Sylvan post office opened in 1854.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |