Welcome to Sylvania ...

The city of Sylvania is located in Lucas County<1>.

The location of Sylvania has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Sylvania: sihl-VAY-nee-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sylvania, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sylvania has a population of 19,329 people<4> (see below for details).

Sylvania is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area codes for Sylvania: (419) and (567)<6>

Websites for Sylvania ...

Official Website: www.cityofsylvania.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sylvania had an population of 19,329 people. This is an increase of 1.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sylvania had a population of 18,965 people. This makes Sylvania the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Sylvania represents 0.16% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,965 people, the population of Sylvania increased 1.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,670 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sylvania.

Communities Also Named Sylvania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Sylvania - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sylvania ...

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

• Toledo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <7>
• Perrysburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <7>
• Oregon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <7>
• Maumee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <7>
• Rossford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <7>
• Waterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <7>
• Northwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <7>
• Whitehouse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <7>
• Dundee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Monroe County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <7>
• Swanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <7>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvania. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sylvania.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sylvania ...

Looking for more information about Sylvania? 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 Sylvania, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sylvania.

Adding Sylvania to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sylvania 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 for Sylvania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Sylvania post office opened in 1859.

We also found Sylvania in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sylvania.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sylvania: www.cityofsylvania.com/

The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/