Silverville, Indiana

Silverville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°51′27″N86°39′55″W / 38.85750°N 86.66528°W / 38.85750; -86.66528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lawrence
Township	Indian Creek
Elevation [1]	158 m (518 ft)
ZIP code	47470
FIPS code	18-69804 [2]
GNIS feature ID	451464 [1]

Silverville is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

Geography

Silverville is 10 miles (16 km) from Bedford, the county seat. ^[3]

History

A post office was established at Silverville in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. ^[4] Silverville was platted on July 26, 1855. ^{[5] [6]}

There are two legends behind the naming of this place. One says that Native American buried silver in a nearby cave. Another states that the land in Silverville was paid for in silver dollars. ^[7]

In 1890, the population of Silverville was estimated as around 100 residents. ^[8] By 1920, the population was 89. ^[9] The population was 115 in 1940. ^[3]

See also

• Indiana portal

• Rabbitville, Indiana

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverville, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 286.
4. "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
5. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  58.
6. "History of Lawrence County, Indiana". INGenWeb. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
7. Grazer, Florence Elise (1957). "A study of place names in Lawrence County, Indiana". Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Indiana State University. pp. 20–21. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
8. Cram, George Franklin (1891). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 364.
9. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 187.