Welcome to Silverton ...

The city of Silverton is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silverton has a population of 10,604 people<3> (see below for details).

Silverton is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Silverton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Silverton ...

Official Website: www.silverton.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silverton had an population of 10,604 people. This is an increase of 14.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silverton had a population of 9,222 people. This makes Silverton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Silverton represents 0.24% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,222 people, the population of Silverton increased 24.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,414 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Silverton.

Communities Also Named Silverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Silverton - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Silverton ...

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

• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Keizer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <5>
• Woodburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <5>
• Canby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Canby is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <5>
• Molalla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla
  • Molalla is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molalla <5>
• Stayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Stayton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <5>
• Aumsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <5>
• Hubbard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Sublimity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
  • Sublimity is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <5>
• Gervais
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
  • Gervais is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverton. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Silverton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverton ...

Looking for more information about Silverton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Silverton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silverton.

Adding Silverton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Silverton post office opened in 1855.

We also found Silverton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Silverton: www.silverton.or.us/

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/