Welcome to Silverwood ...

Silverwood is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<1>.

The location of Silverwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Silverwood is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Silverwood: (337)

Communities Also Named Silverwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Silverwood - they are located in Indiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Brunswick and Virginia.

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

Communities near Silverwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silverwood.

• Crowley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Jennings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Rayne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <4>
• Welsh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Lake Arthur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Iota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Estherwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
  • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <4>
• Morse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <4>
• Evangeline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evangeline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangeline
  • Evangeline is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evangeline <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverwood. See our Newspapers Page for Silverwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverwood ...

Looking for more information about Silverwood? 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 Silverwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silverwood.

Adding Silverwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverwood 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 Silverwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silverwood post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/