Silva, Missouri

Silva
Unincorporated community
Silva Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°10′34″N 90°27′49″W / 37.17611°N 90.46361°W / 37.17611; -90.46361Coordinates: 37°10′34″N 90°27′49″W / 37.17611°N 90.46361°W / 37.17611; -90.46361
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Wayne
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	752158[1]

Silva is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 67 about thirteen miles east of Piedmont. The community was founded in 1909 and was named after a woman named 'Sylvia', a friend of the postmistress. According to Ramsay, the name 'Sylvia' is locally pronounced 'Silva'.

Silva is home to Camp Lewallen, a Boy Scout Camp serving the Scouts of the Greater Saint Louis Area Council.

References

Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Missouri, United States County seat: Greenville Cities Greenville Piedmont Williamsville Village Mill Spring Townships Benton Black River Cedar Creek Cowan Jefferson Logan Lost Creek Mill Spring Saint Francois Williams Unincorporated communities Cascade Clubb Coldwater Gads Hill Hiram Leeper Lodi Lowndes McGee Patterson Shook Silva Wappapello