Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Genealogy

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Biography
Biographies of many of the leading men (and a few women) of Silver City during its early history are included in A Historical, Descriptive and Commercial Directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, published in 1898.

Cemeteries
The following are cemeteries in the mining district in the vicinity of Silver City.

Directions to some of the cemeteries are on the USGenWeb site for Owyhee County under Owyhee County Cemeteries.

Burials gathered by June Davies and Wilma Lewis Statham and published in a book entitled "Owyhee Gleanings" have been alphabetized together and are also available at the USGenWeb site for the county under "Owyhee Burials."

Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church operated in Silver City until about 1920. They donated their building to the Catholic Church in 1928.

Roman Cathoilic Church
The original Catholic Church in Silver City was known as St. Andrews. It was dedicated on 18 December 1868. The building was sold in 1873 and no Catholic church existed there until 1882. In that year, St. Andrews was rededicated as Our Lady of Sorrows. The rededication took place on 5 November 1882.

The building fell into disrepair nad was abandoned by 1925. In 1928, the Episcopalian Church donated their building (St. James Episcopal) to the Catholic Church and it was rededicated as Our Lady of Tears, which still celebrates mass monthly during the summer season. It is a mission under St. Pauls of Nampa.

Wagontown Catholic Church

Directories
A directory of the residents and businesses of Silver City in 1898 is included in A Historical, Descriptive and Commercial Directory of Owyhee County, Idaho. A copy of the directory is in the Idaho State Archives, the Owyhee County Museum, and other Idaho libraries. It is also available on microfilm through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and its many family history centers.

Websites
Historic Silver City

Wikipedia article about Silver City