Welcome to Silver City ...

The town of Silver City is located in Humphreys County<1>.

The location of Silver City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silver City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silver City has a population of 287 people<3> (see below for details).

Silver City is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Silver City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Silver City lies within the (662) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silver City had an population of 287 people. This is a decrease of 14.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silver City had a population of 337 people. This makes Silver City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Silver City represents 0.01% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 243rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 337 people, the population of Silver City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 337 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Silver City.

Communities Also Named Silver City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Silver City - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (6), Utah and Yukon.

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

Communities near Silver City ...

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

• Yazoo City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
  • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
  • Former names for Yazoo City:
  • Hannan's Bluff
  • Manchester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
• Tchula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
  • Tchula is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
• Belzoni
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
  • Belzoni is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belzoni <5>
• Inverness
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
• Isola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
  • Isola is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
• Louise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Louise is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Eden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Gooden Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
  • Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
• Crump
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Crump is located in Yazoo County
• Bee Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
  • Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
  • Bee Lake has also been known as:
  • Bee Lake Plantation

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver City ...

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

Adding Silver City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver City 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 Silver City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Silver City post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/