Welcome to Silco ...
Silco is located in Camden County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Silco is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Silco lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Silco: 912 & 565<3>
Communities near Silco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silco.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Folkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazlehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Hilliard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
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 Silco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silco. 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 Silco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silco. See our Newspapers Page for Silco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silco ...
Looking for more information about Silco? 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 Silco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silco.
Adding Silco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silco 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 Silco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Silco post office opened in 1894. The Silco post office closed in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Camden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silco - 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Silco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Silco 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |