Welcome to Silverwood ...

Silverwood is located in Fountain County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Silverwood is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Silverwood (for example, toward Georgetown (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Silverwood: (765)

Communities Also Named Silverwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Silverwood - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Brunswick and Virginia.

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

Communities near Silverwood ...

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

• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Westville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Tilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Veedersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <4>
• Catlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Fairview Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverwood ...

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

Adding Silverwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverwood 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 Silverwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silverwood post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.in.us/

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