Silver Lake, Massachusetts

Silver Lake is an unincorporated village in Middlesex County, Massachusetts,[1] in the towns of Wilmington and Tewksbury. It is centered around its namesake lake in Wilmington, Silver Lake.

This article is about the village in Wilmington and Tewksbury. For the lake itself, see Silver Lake (Wilmington, Massachusetts). For other places named Silver Lake, see Silver Lake.
Silver Lake
Populated place
Nickname(s): 
"The Lake"
Silver Lake
Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°34′10″N 71°11′28″W[1]
Country United States
State Massachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
TownsWilmington, Tewksbury
Named forSilver Lake
ZIP Codes
01887, 01876
Area code(s)978

Points of Interest

The shore of the lake features the Town Beach at Silver Lake[2], as well as Fullerton Park[3] and Landry Park[3].

A portion of the historic Middlesex Canal runs under Lake Street, and a small pedestrian bridge named Burnap's Bridge[4] is located further up the canal.

Other natural features in the area include a forest named Silver Lake Pines, Lubbers Brook, and Mud Pond.

Former MBTA station

Silver Lake used to contain an MBTA Commuter Rail station, operating along the Lowell Line between Wilmington and North Billerica until January 18, 1965.[5]

References
  1. "Silver Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "Town Beach at Silver Lake | Town of Wilmington MA". www.wilmingtonma.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. "Silver Lake, Town of Wilmington, Ma". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. "MIDDLESEX CANAL COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY". www.middlesexcanal.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. Belcher, Jonathan (March 14, 2020). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF).
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