Welcome to Silver Cliff ...

The town of Silver Cliff is located in Custer County<1>.

The location of Silver Cliff 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 Cliff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

The town was incorporated February 10, 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver Cliff has a population of 735 people<3> (see below for details).

Silver Cliff is 8,260 feet [2,518 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Silver Cliff is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Silver Cliff lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Silver Cliff is within the boundaries of the (719) area code.

Websites for Silver Cliff ...

Official Website: www.silvercliffco.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver Cliff had an population of 735 people. This is an increase of 25.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver Cliff had a population of 587 people (which is 13.8% of the total population of Custer County). This makes Silver Cliff the county's most populous community.

The population of Silver Cliff represents 0.01% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 186th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 587 people, the population of Silver Cliff increased 14.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 512 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Silver Cliff.

Communities near Silver Cliff ...

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

• Crestone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestone
  • Crestone is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestone <5>
• Querida ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
  • Querida is located in Custer County
  • Querida has also been known as:
  • Bassick
  • Querida Junction
• Rosita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Rosita is located in Custer County
• Ula ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
  • Ula is located in Custer County
• Hillside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hillside is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <5>
• Bradford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
• Wetmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <5>
• Duncan ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Saguache County
• Liberty ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Saguache County
• Sunset City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont 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 Cliff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Cliff.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Cliff. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Silver Cliff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Cliff ...

Looking for more information about Silver Cliff? 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 Silver Cliff, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Cliff.

Adding Silver Cliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Cliff 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 Cliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Silver Cliff post office opened in 1878.

We also found Silver Cliff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver Cliff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Silver Cliff: www.silvercliffco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/