Welcome to Silver Springs ...
Silver Springs is located in Lyon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1954.
A typical abbreviation for Silver Springs: Silver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. or Silver Sprngs.)
Silver Springs is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Silver Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Silver Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Silver Springs: (775)
Communities Also Named Silver Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Silver Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Springs.
Communities near Silver Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silver Springs.
- Fernley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
- Fernley is located in Lyon County
- Estimated population in 2015: 19,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernley <3>
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Stagecoach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
- Davis Station is located in Lyon County
- Diatom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Hazen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Wadsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <3>
- Thisby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silver Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Silver Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Springs ...
Looking for more information about Silver Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Springs.
Adding Silver Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silver Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Silver Springs post office opened in 1954.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Springs - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |