Local Businesses in Silver City, NM

Silver City, New Mexico Facts:

County: Grant
Coverage Area (Total): 10.1 sq. miles
Elevation: 5,895 ft.
Population: 10,315
Cities/Towns covered in local Names and Numbers Phone Book: Arenas Valley, Bayard, Buckhorn, Cliff, Deming, Faywood, Gila, Gila Hot Springs, Glenwood, Hanover, Hurley, Lake Roberts, Lordsburg, Mimbres, Mule Creek, Red Rock, Riverside, San Lorenzo, Santa Clara, Silver City, Tyrone, Virden

Silver City History

Silver City was founded in 1870 on the heels of discovering silver ore deposits on the farm of Captain John Bullard. A substantial crime rate marked the town during its early years; Bullard was killed in a confrontation with Apache raiders less than a year after the town's founding, and the notorious Billy the Kid (known at the time as William Bonney) was arrested twice for theft in Silver City. The nearby mining operations of Phelps Dodge are still the basis for the local economy to this day.