Silver Creek, NE

Silver Creek is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 320 residents. Silver Creek is part of the Grand Island metropolitan area. Silver Creek was named from the Silver Creek nearby, which was noted for the clarity of its waters. A newcomer can read Silver Creek through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Silver Creek comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. 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 22 miles to Central City, the county seat, and northeast 19 miles to Columbus.