Welcome to Silver Creek ...

Silver Creek is located in Hardin County<1>.

The location of Silver Creek 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 Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

Silver Creek is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Silver Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hardinohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Silver Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Silver Creek ...

While we believe that this Silver Creek is located in Hardin County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Silver Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene and Medina County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, 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.

• Bellefontaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <4>
• Kenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Ada
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
• Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Russells Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <4>
• Lakeview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
• Dunkirk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Alger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Alger is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <4>
• Waynesfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
  • Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
• Belle Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
  • Belle Center is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Silver Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Creek.

Adding Silver Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Silver Creek was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Ohio: https://ohio.gov/