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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isabella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Isabella is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Isabella
- From Silver City to Isabella
- Havilah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Mesa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Kern County
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greenhorn
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Petersburg
- From Silver City to Petersburg
- South Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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)
- Shirley Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Sierra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |