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History · Silverton

18% of Silverton’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1901 on.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Silverton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Silverton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19015 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1995. Watch Silverton change.Old housesHalf of Silverton’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Silverton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Silverton on the map, 1901 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Silverton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Silverton on the 1901 USGS mapSilverton on the 1937 USGS mapSilverton on the 1957 USGS mapSilverton on the 1988 USGS mapSilverton on the 1995 USGS map1901Coeur DAlene District sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Silverton.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Silverton

Nobody well known was born in Silverton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lana TurnerAmerican actress · b. 1921
Georgia ColemanDiver · b. 1912
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Tom MuellerAmerican aerospace engineer and rocket engine d… · b. 1961
Marc RacicotAmerican politician · b. 1948
Bill ThomasAmerican politician from California · b. 1941
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Robert BlackwillAmerican diplomat · b. 1939

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.