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Welcome to Silva ...

Silva is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Silva is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Silva lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Silva: 701

Communities Also Named Silva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Silva - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Silva ...

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

  • Rugby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Esmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Balta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knox
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orrin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Isabel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Funston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Funston is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Berwick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwick is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silva ...

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

Adding Silva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silva 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 Silva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Silva post office opened in 1913. The Silva post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/