Welcome to Silica ...

Silica is located in Scott County<1>.

Silica is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Silica: 276

Communities Also Named Silica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Silica - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Silica ...

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

• Kingsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Collingwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Bristol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Bristol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Cross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Harrtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 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 Silica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silica.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silica ...

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

Adding Silica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silica 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 Silica was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silica.