Silver Grove

History

Silver Grove is a railroad town founded in 1911 for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. In 1914, a newspaper described it as a modern town, because it boasted electric lights, an urban water and sewer system, a modernized fire department, a school, and a spacious park. In 1948, C&O wanted out of the city. In 1951, Gerald Losey was selected as the first mayor.

Geography

Silver Grove is located in northeastern Campbell County on the south bank of the Ohio River. Kentucky Route 8 passes through the city, leading northwest (downstream) along the river to Dayton and southeast to Augusta. Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, is to the northwest via Interstate 471. According to the United States Census Bureau, Silver Grove has a total area of , of which is land and , or 31.61%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Campbell County High School
  High · Alexandria · 1,551 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Campbell County Middle School
  Middle · Alexandria · 1,184 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Highlands High School
  High · Fort Thomas · 1,015 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Highlands Middle School
  Middle · Fort Thomas · 732 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Crossroads Elementary School
  Elementary · Cold Spring · 613 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• Campbell Ridge Elementary
  Elementary · Alexandria · 610 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• Newport High School
  High · Newport · 579 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• Moyer Elementary School
  Elementary · Fort Thomas · 544 students · 17.5:1 ratio