Silverhill Alabama

Silverhill is a town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 616.

Nearby Towns

1. Robertsdale, Alabama 2. Summerdale, Alabama 3. Loxley, Alabama 4. Silverhill, Alabama portal and guide for information and facts. Fairhope, Alabama 5. Foley, Alabama 6. Daphne, Alabama 7. Point Clear, Alabama 8. Elberta, Alabama

History

It is said that Silverhill derived its name from a man living on the hill in the vicinity where the village is now located. While the man's name was not Silver, it is said that he did not handle any other money than silver, therefore they called him Silver; hence the village name. Zion Lutheran Church Welcomes You!. However that may be, it is the fact that the name Silverhill appears in the records of the express company as early as 1861, with this notation: "Express office Mobile; Post Office address Daphne. " The writer is informed that Silverhill in those days extended from Fish River to Black Water.

Silverhill, as we know it today, was founded in 1897 by Oscar Johnson, C. O. Carlson and C. A. We are giving away $1000 in prizes. Valentin, of Chicago, Illinois. It was the intention of the founders to establish a purely Scandinavian colony in Alabama, and, after investigating the Gulf Coast region thoroughly, these gentlemen decided upon the present location of Silverhill, in Baldwin County. Land was acquired by purchase from a Mr. Harford, the first block of land being 1,500 acres, which was added to from time to time as the colonization work progressed.