Welcome to Silver City ...

Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

The location of Silver City 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 City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Silver City is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Silver City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Silver City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Silver City: (406)

Communities Also Named Silver City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Silver City - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (6), Utah and Yukon.

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

Communities near Silver City ...

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

• Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• East Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <4>
• Canyon Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Creek
  • Canyon Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Creek <4>
• Birdseye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Marysville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Austin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Fort Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harrison
  • Fort Harrison is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Harrison <4>
• Atlantic City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Frontier Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Park City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark 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 Silver City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver City ...

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

Adding Silver City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Silver City post office opened in 1867.

We also found Silver City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/