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Welcome to Sycamore ...

Sycamore is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sycamore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Sycamore is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sycamore: 434

Communities Also Named Sycamore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Sycamore - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Sycamore ...

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

  • Radford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Altavista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Hurt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
  • Gretna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Brutus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Leesville is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Pittsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Chalk Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Lynch Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sycamore ...

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

Adding Sycamore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sycamore 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 Sycamore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sycamore post office opened in 1903. The Sycamore post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sycamore.

Footnotes ...

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