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Welcome to Sylvan Beach ...

Sylvan Beach is located on the Gulf Coast.

Sylvan Beach is located in Harris County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sylvan Beach: Sylvan Bch.

Sylvan Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sylvan Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sylvan Beach - they are located in Michigan and New York (2).

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

Communities near Sylvan Beach ...

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

  • Pasadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pearland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • League City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Baytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Texas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Friendswood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • La Marque
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • South Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvan Beach ...

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

Adding Sylvan Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvan Beach 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 Sylvan Beach was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvan Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvan Beach - 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.