Welcome to Silica ...
Silica is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
The location of Silica has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Silica is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Silica lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Silica: (920) & (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Silica ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Silica - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silica.
Communities near Silica ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silica.
- Oshkosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fond du Lac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Plymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- North Fond du Lac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Chilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Kiel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- New Holstein
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Lomira
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Campbellsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
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 Silica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silica.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silica. 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 Silica.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silica. See our Newspapers Page for Silica.
Adding Silica to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silica 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 Silica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Silica post office opened in 1894.
We also found Silica in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silica.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |