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Welcome to Silver Creek ...

The village of Silver Creek is located in Merrick County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver Creek has a population of 360 people<2> (see below for details).

Silver Creek is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Silver Creek: (308)

The ZIP code for Silver Creek: 68663<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver Creek had an population of 360 people. This is a decrease of 0.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver Creek had a population of 362 people. This makes Silver Creek the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Silver Creek represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 237th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 362 people, the population of Silver Creek decreased 17.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 441 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Silver Creek.

Communities Also Named Silver Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Silver Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Silver Creek ...

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

  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fullerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stromsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Genoa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
  • Clarks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Merrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
  • Platte Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
    • Platte Center is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <5>
  • Polk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Creek. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Silver Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Creek ...

Looking for more information about Silver Creek? 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 Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Creek.

Adding Silver Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Creek 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 for Silver Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Silver Creek post office opened in 1877.

We also found Silver Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Merrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Silver Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Silver Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silver Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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