Welcome to Silver City ...
So far, we found very little information about Silver City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Silver City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silver City, please Contact Us.
Silver City would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
Time Zone: The area where Silver City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Silver City ...
While we believe that this Silver City is located in Kern County, we know of another 2 California communities named Silver City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Shasta and Tulare County.
Beyond California, there are 28 communities that are also named Silver City - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (6), Utah and Yukon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver City.
Communities near Silver City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silver City.
- Isabella ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Havilah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah
- Havilah is located in Kern County
- Mountain Mesa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mesa
- Mountain Mesa is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Mesa <4>
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Mountain Valley
- Squirrel Mountain Valley is located in Kern County
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Kern County
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greenhorn
- South Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
- South Lake is located in Kern County
- South Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
- South Lake is located in Tulare County
- Wofford Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Heights
- Wofford Heights is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wofford Heights <4>
- Shirley Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
- Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County
- Alta Sierra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Alta Sierra is located in Kern 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 Silver City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silver City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver City. See our Newspapers Page for Silver City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Silver City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |