Welcome to Silcott Spring ...

Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silcott Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Silcott Spring: Silcott Spg. (or less commonly used: Silcott Spng. or Silcott Sprng.)

Silcott Spring is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Silcott Spring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

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

Communities near Silcott Spring ...

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

• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Charles Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Poolesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <4>
• Berryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Lovettsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <4>
• Bolivar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
• Middleburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Hamilton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silcott Spring ...

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

Adding Silcott Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Silcott Spring post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silcott Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silcott Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/