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Welcome to Silver ...

So far, we found very little information about Silver. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Silver to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silver, please Contact Us.


Silver was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Silver would have been located within present day Coke County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Silver is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Silver was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Silver would have been located in the (325) area code.

Communities Also Named Silver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Silver - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Silver ...

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

  • Robert Lee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanco ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanco
    • Sanco is located in Coke County
  • Edith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
    • Edith is located in Coke County
  • Maryneal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryneal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal
    • Maryneal is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryneal <4>
  • Spade
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
    • Spade is located in Mitchell County
  • Blackwell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Blackwell is located in Coke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <4>
  • Loraine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
    • Loraine is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <4>
  • Sterling City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
    • Sterling City is located in Sterling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling City <4>
  • Colorado City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colorado City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
    • Colorado City is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <4>
  • Bronte
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronte
    • Bronte is located in Coke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronte <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 Silver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver.

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

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

Adding Silver to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Silver in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Silver post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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