Silver City
Silver City is a ghost town in northwestern Owyhee County, Idaho, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At its height in the 1880s, it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
- Also known as: “Silver City, ID” and “Silver City, Idaho”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Lamar.
De Lamar
Locality
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De Lamar is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. Its elevation is 5,463 ft, and it is approximately 6 mi west of Silver City. The community lies within an area governed by the Bureau of Land Management. De Lamar is situated 5 miles west of Silver City.
Silver City
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Owyhee, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.01683° or 43° 1′ 1″ northLongitude
-116.73318° or 116° 43′ 59″ westElevation
6,168 feet (1,880 metres)Open location code
85M52788+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 150953947OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Silver City” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “錫爾弗城”
- Japanese: “シルバーシティ”
- Spanish: “Silver City”
- Welsh: “Silver City, Idaho”
- Welsh: “Silver City”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silver City Mine and Silver City Cemetery.
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