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Welcome to Silver Springs ...

Silver Springs is located in Summit County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Springs: Silver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. or Silver Sprngs.)

Silver Springs is 6,470 feet [1,972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Silver Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Silver Springs: 435

Communities Also Named Silver Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Silver Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Silver Springs ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sandy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <3>
  • Millcreek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Murray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <3>
  • Midvale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Midvale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,434 people
    • Midvale has also been known as:
    • Midvale City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <3>
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holladay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • South Salt Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salt Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,248 people
    • South Salt Lake has also been known as:
    • South Salt Lake City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salt Lake <3>
  • Heber City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
    • Heber City has also been known as:
    • Heber
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <3>
  • Park City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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