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Welcome to Silica ...

Silica is located in Lucas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Silica is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Silica: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Silica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Silica - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Silica ...

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

  • Toledo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Perrysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Maumee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Northwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Whitehouse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ottawa Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
  • Swanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silica ...

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

Adding Silica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silica 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 Silica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Silica post office opened in 1922. The Silica post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silica.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silica - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Silica area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Silica 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>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/