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Welcome to Silverbell ...

So far, we found very little information about Silverbell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Silverbell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silverbell, please Contact Us.


Silverbell would have been located within present day Pima County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverbell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Silverbell is 2,600 feet [792 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Silverbell is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Silverbell was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Silverbell was located: 520

Communities near Silverbell ...

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

  • Marana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sasco ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sasco is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco
  • Avra Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Avra Valley is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avra Valley
  • Nelson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nelson is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Red Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Picture Rocks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Picture Rocks is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
  • Picacho
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Eloy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Eloy is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <4>
  • Rillito
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Schuchk
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Schuchk is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuchk

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 Silverbell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silverbell.

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

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

Adding Silverbell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverbell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Silverbell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silverbell post office opened in 1904. The Silverbell post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverbell.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silverbell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silverbell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/