Welcome to Sylva ...

Sylva is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylva, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Sylva is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sylva lies within the (845) area code.

Websites for Sylva ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sylva, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Sylva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sylva - they are located in Arkansas and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Sylva ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
• Newburgh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <3>
• Beacon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
• New Paltz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <3>
• Walden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
• Washingtonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
  • Washingtonville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <3>
• Wappingers Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <3>
• Goshen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
• Montgomery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
• Ellenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <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 Sylva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylva.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylva ...

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

Adding Sylva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylva 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 Sylva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sylva post office opened in 1886.

We also found Sylva in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/