Welcome to Sylvarena ...

The village of Sylvarena is located in Smith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvarena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sylvarena has a population of 106 people<2> (see below for details).

Sylvarena is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sylvarena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Sylvarena: (601) & (769)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sylvarena had an population of 106 people. This is a decrease of 5.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sylvarena had a population of 112 people. This makes Sylvarena the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 112 people, the population of Sylvarena decreased 6.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 120 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sylvarena.

Communities near Sylvarena ...

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

• Bay Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
  • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
• Raleigh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
• Taylorsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
• Soso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Mize
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
• Louin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
  • Louin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Montrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Mineral Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
• Hamlet ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
• Stevens ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Stevens is located in Jasper 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 Sylvarena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvarena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvarena ...

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

Adding Sylvarena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvarena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sylvarena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sylvarena post office opened in 1869.

We also found Sylvarena in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvarena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvarena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/