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Welcome to Silvermine ...

Silvermine is located in Fairfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silvermine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Silvermine is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Silvermine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Silvermine: 203 & 475<3>

Websites for Silvermine ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.businessfairfield.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Silvermine, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Silvermine ...

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

  • Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
  • Stamford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stamford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Norwalk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
  • Danbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Danbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • Greenwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
  • White Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silvermine ...

Looking for more information about Silvermine? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Silvermine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silvermine.

Adding Silvermine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silvermine 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 Silvermine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silvermine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silvermine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 203 code has been Overlayed with the 475 area code. New phone numbers in the Silvermine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the Silvermine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.