Country United States County Cass Elevation 185 m | State Illinois GNIS feature ID 423227 Local time Monday 3:39 AM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Sylvan is a former settlement in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, United States. Sylvan was southwest of Newmansville.
A photo of this ghost town was briefly shown in the movie Silent Hill. In the film, the town was misspelled as "Sylvane".
Most that stands in this ghost town is old farmhouses.
The town was populated during the mid-19th century by mostly Irish immigrants. Currently, there is one cemetery there.
Today, Sylvan is located near Jim Edgar Park.
References
Sylvan, Illinois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA