Welcome to Silver Creek ...
Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County<1>.
The location of Silver Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)
Silver Creek is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Silver Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Silver Creek: (920) & (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Silver Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Silver Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Creek.
Communities near Silver Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silver Creek.
- West Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Port Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Cedarburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Saukville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Kewaskum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Oostburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 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 Silver Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silver Creek. 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 Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Silver Creek.
Adding Silver Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silver Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Silver Creek post office opened in 1872.
We also found Silver Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.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 Sheboygan, 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 Silver Creek - 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/ |