Silverwood Michigan Map

About Silverwood, Michigan

Silverwood is a locality in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Silverwood is located at 43.3234°N, 83.2480°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48760.

Silverwood rests in a gentle embrace of rolling farmland, where the soil, a rich, dark loam, yields generously to the seasons. It lies 29.1 miles north-east of Burton, MI (from Burton, MI: bearing 40°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Marlette. The landscape here is a quiet testament to the patient work of cultivation, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple that cast long, cool shadows across the fields as the sun begins its descent. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and the distant, earthy aroma of tilled earth, a perfume unique to these Michigan plains. A subtle undulation defines the terrain, not so dramatic as to be imposing, but enough to give the horizon a softened, painterly quality, where the sky seems to meet the land in a perpetual, gentle curve. The history of Silverwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Tuscola County, its early settlers drawn to the fertile ground and the promise of a livelihood wrested from the soil. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. While the larger agricultural operations now shape much of the landscape, vestiges of smaller family farms persist, their weathered barns standing like stoic sentinels against the passage of time. The distinctive character of Silverwood lies in this enduring connection to the land, a quiet resilience that has allowed it to weather economic shifts, maintaining a grounded, unhurried way of life for its inhabitants.

About This Silverwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silverwood, Michigan — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.323358, -83.248003. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Silverwood and Tuscola County.

Detailed location data for Silverwood includes the ZIP code (48760), telephone area code (586), county seat of Tuscola County (Caro), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Silverwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.