Sylvania, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Parke

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|subdivision_name3 = Liberty

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 47832, 47952

|area_code = 765

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Sylvania is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Sylvania was founded in 1836.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/318 318]|quote=This village was platted in 1836.}} A post office was established at Sylvania in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Parke&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Parke County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=30 September 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana