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Welcome to Silver Lake ...

Silver Lake is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

Silver Lake is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Silver Lake: 352

Communities Also Named Silver Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Silver Lake: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Florida, there are 48 communities that are also named Silver Lake - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Silver Lake ...

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

  • Apopka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eustis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Groveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tavares
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lady Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Dora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Minneola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Lake - 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.