Welcome to Silver Lake ...

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.

Silver Lake would have been located within present day Deer Lodge County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Silver Lake is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Silver Lake is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Silver Lake was located: 406

Communities Also Named Silver Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Silver Lake - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Silver Lake ...

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

Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
Philipsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
- Philipsburg is located in Granite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <5>
Stump Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
Granite ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Granite County
Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
Anaconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Anaconda is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaconda <5>
Mine Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
French Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
Warm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
Fairmont Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson

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

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

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

Adding Silver Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Silver Lake was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Deer Lodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.