Welcome to Silas ...The town of Silas is located in Choctaw County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Silas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Silas has a population of 424 people<2> (see below for details). Silas is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Silas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Silas: 251 The ZIP code for Silas: 36919<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silas had an population of 424 people. This is a decrease of 6.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.85% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Silas had a population of 452 people. This makes Silas the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 452 people, the population of Silas decreased 14.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 529 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Silas. Communities Also Named Silas ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Silas - they are located in Georgia, Indiana and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silas. Communities near Silas ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silas.
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 Silas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silas. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silas. 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 Silas. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silas. See our Newspapers Page for Silas. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silas ...Looking for more information about Silas? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Silas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silas. Adding Silas to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Silas 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 (so far) for Silas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Silas. Footnotes ...
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