Welcome to Siloam ...

Siloam is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Siloam is located in Bowie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Siloam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Siloam is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Siloam: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Siloam ...

While we believe that this Siloam is located in Bowie County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Siloam. Those communities are located in the following counties: Comanche and Williamson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 21 communities that are also named Siloam - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Siloam ...

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

• New Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
• Hooks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Hooks is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <5>
• De Kalb
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <5>
• Naples
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Former name for Naples:
  • Station Belden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
• Redwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <5>
• Maud
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
• Omaha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Avery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Avery is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <5>
• Douglassville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
  • Douglassville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <5>
• Marietta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <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 Siloam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Siloam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siloam ...

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

Adding Siloam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Siloam 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 Siloam was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Siloam in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Siloam post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siloam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/