Welcome to Silcott ...
Silcott is located in Asotin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silcott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Silcott is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Silcott lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Silcott: 509
Communities near Silcott ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silcott.
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Asotin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lapwai
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
- Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <3>
- Genesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <3>
- Colton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Clarkston - Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silcott.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silcott. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silcott. See our Newspapers Page for Silcott.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silcott ...
Looking for more information about Silcott? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silcott.
Adding Silcott to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silcott 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Silcott post office opened in 1883.
We also found Silcott in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silcott.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Asotin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silcott - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |