Silver City

Silver City is a small residential community in , 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 .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 155 residents
  • Description: near-ghost town in Lyon County, Nevada, USA
  • Also known as: “Silver City, Nevada” and “Silver City, NV”
  • Postal code: 89428

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gold Hill and Virginia City.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community… is situated 2 miles northwest of Silver City.

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is a small Old West town south of …

Town
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is an unincorporated community and… is situated 3½ miles southeast of Silver City.

Silver City

Latitude
39.2638° or 39° 15′ 50″ north
Longitude
-119.64112° or 119° 38′ 28″ west
Population
155
Elevation
5,066 feet (1,544 metres)
Open location code
85F27975+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150949615
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5512275
Wiki­data ID
Q2604104
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Silver City” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Silver City”
  • Chechen: “Силвер-Сити”
  • Chinese: “錫爾弗城”
  • Dutch: “Silver City”
  • Gilaki: “سیلور سيتي (نوادا)”
  • Gilaki: “سیلور سيتي”
  • Haitian: “Silver City, Nevada”
  • Haitian: “Silver City”
  • Irish: “Silver City”
  • Ladin: “Silver City”
  • Navajo: “Tsé Deeshgiizh”
  • Portuguese: “Silver City”
  • Russian: “Силвер-Сити”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سیلور سیتی، نوادا”
  • Spanish: “Silver City”
  • Tatar: “Силвер-Сити”
  • Ukrainian: “Сілвер-Сіті”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Twin Flat and Divide.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Silver City Post Office and Daney Shaft.

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