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Welcome to Silver Point ...

Silver Point is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Point: Silver Pt.

Silver Point is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Silver Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Silver Point (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Silver Point: 931

The ZIP code for Silver Point: 38582<3>

Communities Also Named Silver Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Silver Point - they are located in Indiana and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Silver Point ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • White Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Bluff Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Point ...

Looking for more information about Silver Point? 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 Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Point.

Adding Silver Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Silver Point post office opened in 1874.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Silver Point). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silver Point or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/