Welcome to Sylvester ...The town of Sylvester is located in Boone County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1941. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sylvester has a population of 135 people<2> (see below for details). Sylvester is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Sylvester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Sylvester: 304 & 681<4> The ZIP code for Sylvester: 25193<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sylvester had an population of 135 people. This is a decrease of 15.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.77% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sylvester had a population of 160 people. This makes Sylvester the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 160 people, the population of Sylvester decreased 17.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 195 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sylvester. Communities Also Named Sylvester ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sylvester - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sylvester. Communities near Sylvester ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sylvester.
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 Sylvester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sylvester. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sylvester. 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 Sylvester. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvester. See our Newspapers Page for Sylvester. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvester ...Looking for more information about Sylvester? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Sylvester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sylvester. Adding Sylvester to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sylvester 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 Sylvester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvester. Footnotes ...
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