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Silver City

Ghost town · Owyhee County, Idaho

Silver City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:62,500)
Silver City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho. It is one of 11 former communities in Owyhee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver City as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.0169° N, 116.7331° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,166 ft
Nearest living townMurphy, ID
Distance to it16.4 miles
Coordinates43.01694, -116.73306

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What's there now

Silver City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Murphy, ID (population 188), about 16.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,166 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Silver City, Idaho 1892
Silver City, Idaho 1892 · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Silver City?

Silver City is in Owyhee County, Idaho, at 43.0169, -116.7331.

How many ghost towns are in Owyhee County?

Owyhee County, Idaho has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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