Welcome to Sylvanite ...

Sylvanite is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvanite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Sylvanite is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sylvanite is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sylvanite lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Sylvanite (for example, toward Moyie Springs (ID)), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Sylvanite: 406

Communities Also Named Sylvanite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sylvanite - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Sylvanite ...

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

• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Troy
  • From Sylvanite to Troy
• Moyie Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Moyie Springs is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyie Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moyie Springs <3>
• Yaak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yaak is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yaak
  • From Sylvanite to Yaak
• Boulder City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boulder City is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
• Bonners Ferry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bonners Ferry is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonners Ferry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonners Ferry <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonners Ferry
  • From Sylvanite to Bonners Ferry
• Eastport
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastport is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eastport
  • From Sylvanite to Eastport
• Kingsgate
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Naples
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Naples is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Naples
  • From Sylvanite to Naples
• Yahk
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yahk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yahk <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yahk
  • From Sylvanite to Yahk
• Libby
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Libby is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <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 Sylvanite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvanite.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvanite ...

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

Adding Sylvanite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvanite 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 (so far) for Sylvanite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sylvanite post office opened in 1896. The Sylvanite post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvanite.