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Silver Creek is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 210 at the 2010 census. Silver Creek is accessed from U.S. Route 84 and Mississippi Highway 43. The film Jesse James’ Women (1954) was filmed in Silver Creek.

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History

The area was settled around 1820 by the Kirby, Neal, Longino, Price and Williams families. Originally named “The Hall”, it was changed in 1893 to Silver Creek for a nearby stream.

A depot was established in Silver Creek when the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Railroad (later Illinois Central Railroad) was completed in 1903.

In 1993, the Canadian National Railway abandoned the former Illinois Central line. The Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated between Silver Creek and Columbia until 1992. The Rogers House, south of Silver Creek, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Silver Creek is located in eastern Lawrence County at 31°36′17″N 90°0′6″W / 31.60472°N 90.00167°W / 31.60472; -90.00167 (31.604656, -90.001588). U.S. Route 84 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Monticello, the county seat, and east 8 miles (13 km) to Prentiss. Mississippi Highway 43 runs through the center of Silver Creek as Front Street, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to New Hebron. Highway 43A leads south from Silver Creek 8 miles (13 km) to Arm.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Silver Creek has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), all land. The eastern border of the town is a waterway called Silver Creek; it is a south-flowing tributary of the Pearl River.

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