Silva, Missouri

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Silva is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.

History

A post office called Silva has been in operation since 1902.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Wayne | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 January 2017}} An early postmaster gave the community the name of one of her acquaintances.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wayne.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wayne.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= January 1, 2017}}

Silva is home to Camp Lewallen, a Boy Scout Camp serving the Scouts of the Greater St. Louis Area Council.{{cite web | url=https://stlbsa.org/activities/camping/camp-properties/camp-lewallen/ | title=Camp Lewallen | publisher=Greater St. Louis Area Council | accessdate=2 January 2017}} It has a replica statue of the Strengthen the Arm of Liberty.{{Cite web |title=Replica Statue of Liberty Search |url=http://www.cheyennetroop101.org/liberty/ | work = BSA Troop 101 | location = Cheyenne, WY|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910092649/http://www.cheyennetroop101.org/liberty/ |archive-date= 2011-09-10 |access-date= 2016-10-28}}

Silva was struck by three tornadoes. The first one struck the town on May 21, 1957, hitting four farms, damaging other structures, and unroofing a few houses.{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10061278 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |publisher=NOAA}} The second one struck on May 25, 2011. A camper, a mobile home, and several vehicles were destroyed, churches were damaged, and many roads were blocked by fallen trees. Two people were injured by one of those fallen trees.{{cite web|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2011|access-date=June 29, 2023|title=Missouri Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=307045}} In the 2011 Super Outbreak, it was also struck by an F1 tornado, which damaged the side of a church and downed several trees.{{cite web|work=National Weather Service Office in Paducah, Kentucky|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=May 4, 2011|accessdate=January 4, 2014|title=Damage Survey Results For Wayne County Missouri Tornado|url=http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSPAH&e=201105050218}}

Geography

Silva is located on U.S. Route 67 just south of Missouri Route 34, approximately thirteen miles east of Piedmont and three miles north of Greenville. The community is at the north end of Lake Wappapello and the St. Francis River flows past one mile to the west. Two tributaries of the St. Francis River, Bounds Creek and Hubble Creek, also flow through Silva. The community has access to Sam A. Baker State Park from the west.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, pp. 56-7 {{isbn|0899332242}}

Education

Silva is served by the Greenville R-II School District in nearby Greenville. The community is also home to New Hope Christian Academy.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri