Welcome to Sycamore ...
So far, we found very little information about Sycamore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sycamore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sycamore, please Contact Us.
Sycamore would have been located within present day Chickasaw County<2>.
The location of Sycamore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sycamore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sycamore is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sycamore was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sycamore would have been located in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Sycamore ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, 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.
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <5>
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okolona <5>
- Nettleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Nettleton is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <5>
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Shannon is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <5>
- Vardaman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
- Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <5>
- New Houlka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <5>
- Mantee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Van Vleet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
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.
Adding Sycamore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sycamore 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 Sycamore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sycamore post office opened in 1887.
We also found Sycamore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sycamore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sycamore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sycamore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |