Welcome to Silverhill ...

Silverhill is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverhill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Silverhill is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Silverhill, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Silverhill: (606)

Communities Also Named Silverhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Silverhill - they are located in Alabama and British Columbia.

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

Communities near Silverhill ...

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

• Paintsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• West Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Salyersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Blaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Wheelersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
  • Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
• Cisco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
• Jeptha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
  • Jeptha is located in Morgan County
• Maggard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
  • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
• Falcon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in Magoffin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverhill ...

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

Adding Silverhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverhill 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 Silverhill was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverhill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/