Do you know of Silver Hill ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Silver Hill. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Silver Hill.<1>
Our sources for Silver Hill (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Silver Hill other than they indicate that Silver Hill would be found somewhere in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1860 and closed in 1967.
Communities Also Named Silver Hill ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Silver Hill.
Within West Virginia, the name Silver Hill is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Searcy County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silver Hill [Searcy County].
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silver Hill [Sevier County].
- Georgia
- Charlton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Silver Hill [Charlton County].
- Chattooga County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Silver Hill [Chattooga County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Silver Hill [Frederick County].
- Prince George's County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Silver Hill [Prince George's County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Silver Hill [Middlesex County].
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Silver Hill [Davidson County].
- Pamlico County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Silver Hill [Pamlico County].
- Scotland County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Silver Hill [Scotland County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Silver Hill.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Silver Hill [Rutherford County].
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Silver Hill [Fauquier County].
- Arkansas
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Silver Hill ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Silver Hill:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Silver Hill - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
The FIPS database contains an entry for Silver Hill.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 54/74092 (Place Name: Silver Hill)
County: Wetzel (FIPS State/County: 54/103)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Silver Hill) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Wetzel County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wetzel County.
| Arches | Lowman |
| Artisan | |
| Maud | |
| Bard | Mayhall |
| Baresville | Milo |
| Blake | |
| Brooklyn Junction | Paden's Valley |
| Clyde | Robinson's Mill |
| Fanlight | Sardis |
| Far | Sterling |
| Logville | Unie |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Silver Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |