Welcome to Silcott ...

Silcott is located in Asotin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Silcott, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silcott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Silcott is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Silcott lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Silcott lies within the (509) area code.

Communities near Silcott ...

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

• Lewiston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Clarkston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Asotin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <4>
• Pomeroy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• Asotin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
  • Asotin is located in Asotin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <4>
• Lapwai
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
  • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <4>
• Genesee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <4>
• Colton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <4>
• Uniontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Clarkston Heights - Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkston Heights - Vineland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Heights - Vineland
  • Clarkston Heights - Vineland is located in Asotin County
• West Clarkston - Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Clarkston - Highland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarkston - Highland
  • West Clarkston - Highland is located in Asotin 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 Silcott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silcott.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silcott ...

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

Adding Silcott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silcott 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 Silcott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Silcott post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silcott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Asotin County: www.co.asotin.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/