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Welcome to Silver King ...

So far, we found very little information about Silver King. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Silver King to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silver King, please Contact Us.

Silver King would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Silver King is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Silver King is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Silver King was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Silver King was located: 406

Communities Also Named Silver King ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Silver King - they are located in Arizona and Idaho.

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

Communities near Silver King ...

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

  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
    • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
    • Dearborn City
    • Dearborn
  • Wolf Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Canyon Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Craig
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Helmville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mid Canon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon

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

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

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

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 King, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver King - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.