Silverton, Missouri

Silverton is an historic town in Douglas County, Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1] It was located along County Road 317 on Spring Creek 1.7 miles (2.7 km) NNE of Wasola and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) west of the Hilo Cemetery along Route N on Hilo Ridge.^[2]^[3] Although Hilo is listed as a variant name, the two were not at the same location.^[4]

A post office called Silverton was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1933.^[5]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverton
↑ Wasola, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, 2004, USGS
↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ava
City	Ava
Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood
Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Coldspring Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Merritt Ongo Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty
Ghost towns	Ann Bryant Larissa Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick

Coordinates: 36°49′02″N 92°33′56″W / 36.81722°N 92.56556°W / 36.81722; -92.56556

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