Welcome to Silvernails ...
Silvernails is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silvernails, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Silvernails is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Silvernails lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Silvernails: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Silvernails ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silvernails.
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Saugerties
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Rhinebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Silvernails. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silvernails.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silvernails. 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 Silvernails.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silvernails. See our Newspapers Page for Silvernails.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silvernails ...
Looking for more information about Silvernails? 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 Silvernails, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silvernails.
Adding Silvernails to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silvernails 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 Silvernails was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Silvernails post office opened in 1889.
We also found Silvernails in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silvernails.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silvernails - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Silvernails area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Silvernails area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |