| Silica, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Rice Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Rice County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Silica |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 38.3517°N -98.4619°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rice |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pioneer |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1791 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 20-65475 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 484747 |
Silica is an unincorporated community in southwestern Pioneer Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States. It lies along local roads a fraction of a mile (about 500 m) north of U.S. Route 56/K-96, 6miles east of Ellinwood and 14miles west of Lyons.[1]
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.
Silica had a post office from 1893 until 1953.[2]
The community is served by Chase–Raymond USD 401 public school district.