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Welcome to Silver City ...

Silver City is located in Butler County<1>.



Silver City is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Silver City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Silver City is within the (270) area code.

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, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, 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 10 communities that are near Silver City.

  • Central City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Morgantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Powderly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
    • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <3>
  • Drakesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McHenry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Rockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Rochester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Silver City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silver City.

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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