Welcome to Silver Hill ...

Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Silver Hill is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Silver Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Silver Hill: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Silver Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Silver Hill: This one is located in Prince George's County and the other is located in Frederick County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 13 communities that are also named Silver Hill - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Massachusetts, North Carolina (3), Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Silver Hill ...

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

• Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Bowie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
• College Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Fairfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Greenbelt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Hill ...

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

Adding Silver Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Hill 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 Hill was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Silver Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/