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Welcome to Silvertown ...

Silvertown is located in Berks County<1>.

Silvertown is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Silvertown ...

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

Communities near Silvertown ...

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

  • Reading
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Coatesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Downingtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shillington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kutztown
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Silvertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silvertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silvertown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silvertown - 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.