Welcome to Silver Lake ...

Silver Lake is located in Worth County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

Silver Lake is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Silver Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Silver Lake: (641)

Communities Also Named Silver Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Silver Lake - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, 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.

• Albert Lea
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
  • Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <3>
• Lake Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <3>
• Northwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>
• Manly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Manly is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <3>
• Clarks Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
  • Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <3>
• Alden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
• Glenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <3>
• Kiester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
  • Kiester is located in Faribault County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <3>
• Emmons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
  • Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
• Fertile
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Fertile is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <3>

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.

Adding Silver Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Silver Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/