Welcome to Syene ...
So far, we found very little information about Syene. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Syene to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Syene, please Contact Us.
Syene would have been located within present day Dane County<2>.
The location of Syene has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Syene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Syene is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Syene was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Syene once stood is in the (608) area code.
Communities near Syene ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Syene.
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Waunakee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Stoughton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - McFarland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Monona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Syene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Syene.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Syene. 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 Syene.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Syene. See our Newspapers Page for Syene.
Adding Syene to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Syene in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Syene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Syene post office opened in 1864.
We also found Syene in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Syene.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Syene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Syene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |