Welcome to Silver Springs ...

The village of Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of Silver Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Springs: Silver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. or Silver Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver Springs has a population of 731 people<3> (see below for details).

Silver Springs is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Silver Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Silver Springs: (585)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver Springs had an population of 731 people. This is a decrease of 6.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver Springs had a population of 782 people. This makes Silver Springs the county's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 782 people, the population of Silver Springs decreased 7.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 844 people).

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

Communities Also Named Silver Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Silver Springs: This one is located in Wyoming County and the other is located in Saratoga County.

Beyond New York, there are 20 communities that are also named Silver Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, 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.

• Geneseo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <5>
• Perry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• Warsaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Mount Morris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Attica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <5>
• Arcade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <5>
• Nunda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <5>
• Alexander
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <5>
• Fillmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <5>
• Leicester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
  • Leicester is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Former names for Leicester:
  • Leister
  • Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Silver Springs post office opened in 1884.

We also found Silver Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/