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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Silver Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Silver Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silver Lake, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Silver Lake (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Silver Lake. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Silver Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Lake.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Silver Lake is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Silver Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Lake:
- Washington County (The home county of Silver Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- James
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Byrne City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Overby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Lamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Mound Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Choctaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grapeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Gooden Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Isola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Booth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Panther Burn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Lorenzen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Anguilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Richey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Rolling Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Cary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Heathman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parkdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Eudora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- Arkansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Drew County (AR)
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Lake Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Kilbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Lake.
Cemeteries Near Silver Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Lake.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Silver Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Graymound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalfe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Lakeport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Refuge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Leaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magruder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Clitonia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Foundation Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Silver Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- James
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lakeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Wayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Erwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Erwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Refuge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Refuge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Swiftwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Grand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Lake.
Newspapers Published in Silver Lake ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Lake, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Silver Lake:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- East Carroll Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |