Welcome to Silverton ...

Silverton is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Silverton is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Silverton is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Silverton is within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Silverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Silverton - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Nevada, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Silverton ...

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

• Ava
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
• Gainesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Theodosia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
  • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
• Bradleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
• Sundown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Sundown is located in Ozark County
• Almartha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
  • Almartha is located in Ozark County
• Noble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Ozark County
• Squires
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Squires is located in Douglas County
• Foil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
  • Foil is located in Ozark County
• Summit City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Summit City is located in Ozark 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 Silverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silverton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverton ...

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

Adding Silverton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Silverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silverton post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/