Welcome to Sylvian ...

Sylvian is located in Seminole County<1>.

The location of Sylvian has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Sylvian is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Sylvian ...

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

• Seminole
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
• Wewoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewoka
  • Wewoka is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewoka <4>
• Okemah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okemah
  • Okemah is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okemah <4>
• Prague
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague
  • Prague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prague <4>
• Wetumka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka
  • Wetumka is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumka <4>
• Boley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <4>
• Maud
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
• Earlsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlsboro
  • Earlsboro is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlsboro <4>
• Paden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
  • Paden is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden <4>
• Johnson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people

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 Sylvian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvian ...

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

Adding Sylvian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sylvian post office opened in 1907.

We also found Sylvian on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/