Welcome to Silsbee ...

Silsbee is located in Tooele County<1>.

Silsbee is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Silsbee is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Silsbee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Silsbee, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Silsbee: 435

Communities Also Named Silsbee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Silsbee - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Silsbee ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Silsbee.

• West Wendover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Wendover is located in Elko County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wendover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Wendover <3>
• Wendover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wendover is located in Tooele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <3>
• Arinosa ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Arinosa is located in Tooele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arinosa
• Barro
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Barro is located in Tooele County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
• Shafter ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Shafter is located in Elko County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Silsbee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silsbee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silsbee ...

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

Adding Silsbee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silsbee 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 Silsbee was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silsbee.