Welcome to Sylvan ...
Sylvan is located in Richland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Sylvan is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sylvan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sylvan: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Sylvan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Sylvan - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sylvan.
Communities near Sylvan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sylvan.
- Richland Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Viroqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Boscobel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Westby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Muscoda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- La Farge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Soldiers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Blue River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 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 Sylvan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sylvan. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvan. See our Newspapers Page for Sylvan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvan ...
Looking for more information about Sylvan? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sylvan.
Adding Sylvan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sylvan 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Sylvan post office opened in 1855. The Sylvan post office closed in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sylvan - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Sylvan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Sylvan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |