Silver Creek, Alpine County, California

Coordinates: 38°37′00″N 119°44′35″W / 38.61667°N 119.74306°W / 38.61667; -119.74306

Silver Creek
Unincorporated community
Silver Creek Location in California
Coordinates: 38°37′00″N 119°44′35″W / 38.61667°N 119.74306°W / 38.61667; -119.74306
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alpine County

Silver Creek is a former settlement in Alpine County, California. It was located on Silver Creek 5.5 miles (9 km) south-southeast of Markleeville.^[1]

A post office operated at Silver Creek in 1879, from 1882 to 1890, with a closure during part of 1888.^[1]

References

1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1202. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Alpine County, California, United States

County seat: Markleeville

CDPs	Alpine Village Bear Valley Kirkwood‡ Markleeville Mesa Vista

Unincorporated communities	Cape Horn Fredericksburg Lake Alpine Loope Marklee Village Paynesville Peaceful Pines Shay Creek Summer Home Area Sorensens Woodfords

Ghost towns	Centerville Fays Camp Mount Bullion Silver Creek Silver Mountain Summit City

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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