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Welcome to Silver Star ...

Silver Star is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Star, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Silver Star is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Silver Star is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Silver Star: 406

The ZIP code for Silver Star: 59751<3>

Communities Also Named Silver Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Silver Star: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Missoula County.

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

Communities near Silver Star ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Star ...

Looking for more information about Silver Star? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Silver Star, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Star.

Adding Silver Star to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Star 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 (so far) for Silver Star was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silver Star post office opened in 1869.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Silver Star). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silver Star or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/