Welcome to Silver Lake ...

The town of Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County<1>.

The location of Silver Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver Lake has a population of 925 people<3> (see below for details).

Silver Lake is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Silver Lake (for example, toward North Judson), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Silver Lake is located in the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for Silver Lake: 46982<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver Lake had an population of 925 people. This is an increase of 1.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver Lake had a population of 915 people. This makes Silver Lake the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Silver Lake represents 0.01% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 320th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 915 people, the population of Silver Lake increased 67.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 546 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Silver Lake.

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), 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.

• Wabash
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <6>
• Rochester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <6>
• North Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <6>
• Winona Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
  • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <6>
• Bourbon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <6>
• South Whitley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <6>
• Akron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
• Pierceton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
  • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <6>
• Mentone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentone
  • Mentone is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentone <6>
• Etna Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Green
  • Etna Green is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna Green <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Silver Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Silver Lake was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Silver Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Kosciusko County: www.kcgov.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov