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Silver City, Milam County, Texas

Coordinates: 30°54′36″N 96°57′1″W / 30.91000°N 96.95028°W / 30.91000; -96.95028
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{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Silver City, Navarro County, Texas |settlement_type =Unincorporated community

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|blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 1380540[1] |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = |}} Silver City is an unincorporated community located in Navarro County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.

History[edit]

At one time in Silver City's history, Tom Hamilton's store's porch housed the lone telephone in the community. A caller who wanted to pay for it put fifteen cents in a box next to the phone. From 1988 to 2000, Silver City had a population of 25.[2]

Geography[edit]

Silver City is located on Farm to Market Road 485, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Cameron in north-central Milam County.[2]

Education[edit]

Silver City is served by the Cameron Independent School District.

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