Silver Creek

History

Silver Creek was platted in 1866 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named from the Silver Creek nearby, which was noted for the clarity of its waters.

Geography

The village is in far northeastern Merrick County, less than a half mile north of the Platte River. U.S. Route 30 passes through the center of the village, leading southwest to Central City, the county seat, and northeast to Columbus. Nebraska Highway 39 passes just west of the village, leading north to Genoa and south across the Platte to its terminus at Nebraska Highway 92, with Osceola a further to the east. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Silver Creek has a total area of , all land. The eponymous Silver Creek flows past the south end of the village, joining the Platte River at the Highway 39 bridge.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  218
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  185
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  180
• Brown-belted Bumble Bee

  Bombus griseocollis (De Geer, 1773) · Insecta
  151
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  148
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  140
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  137
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  124

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2025-02-05
  8 km SSE of Tilden, Nebraska
• M 2.8 — 2024-11-21
  3 km W of Harvard, Nebraska
• M 3.3 — 2010-11-18
  4 km E of Octavia, Nebraska
• M 3.3 — 2002-06-20
  8 km NE of Scotia, Nebraska