Silver Creek, Georgia

Silver Creek, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Silver Creek is located in Georgia
Silver Creek
Silver
Creek
Silver Creek is located in the United States
Silver Creek
Silver
Creek
Coordinates: 34°10′33″N 85°09′42″W / 34.17583°N 85.16167°W / 34.17583; -85.16167
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyFloyd
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30173
Area code(s)706/762
FIPS code13-21184[1]
GNIS feature ID326515[2]

Silver Creek is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Silver Creek has been in operation since 1880.[3] The community took its name from nearby Silver Creek.[4]

Major highways

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 79. Retrieved April 24, 2015.