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Welcome to Silverside ...

Silverside is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverside, 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.

Silverside is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Silverside: 302

Communities Also Named Silverside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Silverside - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silverside.

Communities near Silverside ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
  • West Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Darby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Collingdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
    • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
  • Downingtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverside ...

Looking for more information about Silverside? 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 Silverside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silverside.

Adding Silverside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Silverside on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silverside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.