Silver City
Silver City is a small residential community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Established in 1859, it developed as a mining settlement during the Comstock era and served as an important staging point between nearby mines and ore-processing mills along the Carson River.
- Hamlet with about 160 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 5,070 feet (1,540 metres)
- Description: near-ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada, USA
- Postal code: 89428
- Also known as“Silver City, Nevada”“Silver City, NV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gold Hill and Virginia City.
Silver City
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Latitude
39.2638° or 39° 15′ 50″ north
Longitude
-119.64112° or 119° 38′ 28″ west
Open location code
85F27975+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Silver City” goes by many names.
Silver CityCebuano
Силвер-СитиChechen
錫爾弗城Chinese
Silver CityDutch
سیلور سيتيGilaki
سیلور سيتي (نوادا)Gilaki
Silver CityHaitian
Силвер-СитиRussian
سیلور سیتی، نواداSouth Azerbaijani
Силвер-СитиTatar
Сілвер-СітіUkrainian
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