Sylvan or Sylvans (from the Latin ''silva'': "forest, woods") may refer to:

Places

United States

Sylvan, Illinois Sylvan is a former settlement in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, Cass County, Illinois, United States. Sylvan was southwest of Newmansville, Illinois, Newmansville. The town was popul ...

, a former settlement * Sylvan, Wisconsin, a town ** Sylvan (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated area in the town *

Sylvan Township (disambiguation) Sylvan Township may refer to the following places in the United States: * Sylvan Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan * Sylvan Township, Cass County, Minnesota * Sylvan Township, Osceola County, Michigan ;See also: *Sylvania Township (disambigu ...

Sylvan Lake (South Dakota) Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam (the ''Sylvan Lake Water Dam'') across Sunday Gulch Creek. The lake area offers picnic p ...

* Sylvan Pass (Wyoming), a mountain pass in Yellowstone National Park * Sylvan-Highlands, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon **

West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon West Haven-Sylvan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Oregon, Washington and Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah counties, Oregon, United States, north of U.S. Route 26 (Oregon), U.S. Route 26. As of the 2020 United States cen ...

, a neighboring unincorporated area *

Sylvan Beach, New York Sylvan Beach is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States; in the southeastern end of the Town of Vienna. It is twenty-two miles west of Rome. At the 2010 census, the population of Sylvan Beach was 897. History Before European explor ...

* Penn's Sylvania ( Penn's Woods), the

Province of Pennsylvania The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn after receiving a land grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania ("Penn's Woods") refers to W ...

which was the kernel of the later state

Canada

Sylvan Lake (Alberta) Sylvan Lake is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. The resort town of Sylvan Lake is established on the shores of the lake, west of the city of Red Deer. Sylvan Lake is a mesotrophic lake with a total area of , and a maximum depth of . It ...

* Sylvan, a community in the municipality of

North Middlesex, Ontario North Middlesex is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. The restructured municipality of North Middlesex was incorporated on January 1, 2001. This amalgamation joined five municipalities — the townships of East Williams, West W ...

Arts and entertainment

* Sylvan (band), a German progressive rock band * Sylvan Whittingham/Mason (songwriter) Singer, Songwriter, Photographer *

Sylvan Esso Sylvan Esso is an American electronic pop duo from Durham, North Carolina, formed in 2013. The band consists of singer Amelia Meath (born July 2, 1988) and producer Nick Sanborn (born March 8, 1983). They made their debut with the single "Hey Mam ...

, an American indie pop band * ''Sylvan'' (TV series), a Spanish animated series created by Antoni D'ocon * Sylvan Campaign, a faction in the video game ''Heroes of Might and Magic V''

Names

* Sylvan (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname *

Sylvan Debating Club The Sylvan Debating Club is a free speech society in which topical issues are discussed. Founded in London in 1868, it meets monthly and employs a traditional motion-based debating format."The Sylvan Debating Club. Mr. Maxse and the Sanctity of C ...

, a free speech society in London * Sylvan, a Latin adjective meaning of or from the woodland *

Sylvan Learning Sylvan Learning, Inc. (formerly Sylvan Learning Corporation) consists of franchising, franchised and corporate supplemental learning centers which provide personalized instruction in Reading (process), reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, ...

, a remedial and enrichment tutoring company * Sylvans S.C., a football club based on the Channel Island of Guernsey * another name for 2-methyl furan, a flammable liquid