Welcome to Sykes ...
Sykes is located in Smith County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sykes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Sykes is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sykes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sykes: 615 & 629<3>
Communities Also Named Sykes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Sykes - they are located in California, Kansas, Mississippi (2), Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sykes.
Communities near Sykes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sykes.
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Difficult
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Temperance Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Bluff Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Sykes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sykes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sykes. 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 Sykes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sykes. See our Newspapers Page for Sykes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sykes ...
Looking for more information about Sykes? 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 Sykes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sykes.
Adding Sykes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sykes 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 Sykes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sykes post office opened in 1886. The Sykes post office closed in 1957.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sykes.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sykes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Sykes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Sykes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |