Welcome to Silverton ...

Silverton is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Silverton is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia 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.

• Sultan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
  • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <3>
• Granite Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
• Gold Bar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Bar
  • Gold Bar is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Bar <3>
• Darrington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrington
  • Darrington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrington <3>
• Index
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Index is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Index <3>
• Verlot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verlot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verlot
  • Verlot is located in Snohomish County
• Monte Cristo ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Cristo
  • Monte Cristo is located in Snohomish County
• Fortson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
  • Fortson is located in Snohomish County
• Mansford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
  • Mansford is located in Skagit County
• Swede Heaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Heaven
  • Swede Heaven is located in Snohomish 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 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 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 1892.

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 Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

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