Welcome to Silver City ...

Silver City is located in Owyhee County<1>.

Silver City was founded in 1864.

Silver City is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Silver City is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Silver City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Silver City: (208) and (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Silver City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Silver City - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (6), Utah and Yukon.

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

Communities near Silver City ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Silver City.

• Jordan Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <5>
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
• Murphy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>
• Oreana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Swan Falls
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
• Walters Ferry
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
  • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
• Melba
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <5>
• Cliffs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver City. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Silver City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver City ...

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

Adding Silver City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver City 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 Silver City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Silver City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/