How Silerton came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Silerton.
In 1869, Jesse, Spencer, Horace, and Jame Siler, sons of Solomon Siler, and John, Josiah, James, and Edward Siler, the sons of James Siler, purchased the land after moving from Siler City, North Carolina. There they raised their families, many of whom are still related to Silerton residents today. With the arrival of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad in 1917, Silerton became a railroad town. The depot would be named after the Siler family, many of whom maintained important businesses in the area. Eventually, the town's name would be changed to "Silerton" to avoid confusion with the nearby town of Serles. The town would also grow into a venue for the timber trade. In 1923, Silerton was incorporated as a municipality by a private act of the state legislature.
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