Official Name: | Sylvan, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Former settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cass |
Elevation Ft: | 607 |
Coordinates: | 39.985°N -90.0711°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 423227 |
Sylvan is a former settlement in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, United States. Sylvan was southwest of Newmansville.
The town was populated during the mid-19th century by mostly Irish immigrants. Currently, there is one cemetery there. Sylvan is located near Jim Edgar Park.
A photo of this ghost town was briefly shown in the horror movie Silent Hill. In the film, the town was misspelled as "Sylvane".