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Welcome to Silver Creek ...

The town of Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver Creek has a population of 198 people<2> (see below for details).

Silver Creek is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Silver Creek: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Silver Creek: 39663<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver Creek had an population of 198 people. This is a decrease of 5.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver Creek had a population of 210 people. This makes Silver Creek the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 210 people, the population of Silver Creek has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 209 people).

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

Communities Also Named Silver Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Silver Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Silver Creek ...

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

  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prentiss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <6>
  • New Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bassfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Grange ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grange is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
  • Arm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
  • Rosella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
  • Oak Vale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
  • Nola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nola is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
  • Shivers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shivers is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Creek ...

Looking for more information about Silver Creek? 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 Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Creek.

Adding Silver Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Creek 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 (so far) for Silver Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Silver Creek post office opened in 1868.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Silver Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Silver Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Silver Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Silver Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silver Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/