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Welcome to Silver Star ...

Silver Star is located in Franklin County<1>.

Silver Star is 4,710 feet [1,436 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Silver Star is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Silver Star lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Silver Star: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Silver Star ...

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

Communities near Silver Star ...

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

  • Smithfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Malad City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Former names for Lewiston:
    • Cub Hill
    • Poverty Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
  • Clarkston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Amalga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Trenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Star ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Star - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Silver Star area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Silver Star 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.