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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)
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
  • Philipsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stump Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Sunnyside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Anaconda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mine Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
  • French Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • Warm Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Fairmont Hot Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
    • 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 (so far) for Silver Lake was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.