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Welcome to Sylvian ...

Sylvian is located in Seminole County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Wewoka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Okemah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Prague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetumka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Boley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <3>
  • Maud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <3>
  • Earlsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Paden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Johnson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • 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 (so far) for Sylvian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sylvian post office opened in 1907. The Sylvian post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvian.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Seminole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvian - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/