Silica, Wisconsin

Silica, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 88°20′30″W / 43.85028°N 88.34167°W / 43.85028; -88.34167Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 88°20′30″W / 43.85028°N 88.34167°W / 43.85028; -88.34167
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Fond du Lac
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	920
GNIS feature ID	1574094

Silica, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of County Highway QQ and Silica Road, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of St. Peter.

A post office called Silica was in operation from 1898 until 1904. The community was so named on account of the sandy soil, Silica being the Latin word meaning "sand".