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Silent Hill - A small New England town founded in the late 18th or early 19th Century by a group of settlers making it a penal colony. The most noticeable group in Silent Hill is a corrupted version of Gnostic Christianity known simply as The Order. This cult has been divided in three different sects (although still connected) with the time. The Valtiel sect, the Holy Mother sect and the Saint Ladies sect.

Old Silent Hill ^{– Primarily residential area, usually ignored by people on vacation.}

*Midwich Elementary School – An elementary school in the southwest corner of Old Silent Hill. The only school actually shown in the game. Alessa was a student there and so was Lisa Garland.
*Balkan Church – A legitimate church, possibly Protestant, in Old Silent Hill. Virtually ignored by members of The Order. Henry has a photograph of the church in his bedroom.


Central Silent Hill ^{– Business district made primarily for the use of tourists.}

*Silent Hill Police Station – The headquarters of the Silent Hill police force and their (ineffective) war on Order-related drug trafficking.
*Silent Hill Towne Center – A shopping mall located in the northwestern section of Central Silent Hill. Dahlia Gillespie’s antique store (and secret chapel) is next door to the mall.
*Alchemilla Hospital – A hospital located in Central Silent Hill. The hospital serves as a front for the production and distribution of White Claudia. Alessa was once a patient there.


Silent Hill (resort area) ^{– The tourist destination on the north side of Toluca Lake.}

*The Lighthouse – The lighthouse on Toluca Lake, one of the town’s oldest structures.
*Lakeside Amusement Park – A theme park overlooking the lake.
*Lakeview Hotel – A fine resort hotel on the north shore of Toluca Lake.
*The Church – The central place of worship of The Order. Exact location is only known to Order members.


South Vale ^{– The mainly residential, non-tourist destination town on the south side of Toluca Lake.}

*Observation Deck – A scenic overlook along County Road 73 adjacent to a wooded hiking path.
*Woodside Apartments – An apartment complex built just next to the Blue Creek Apartments.
*Blue Creek Apartments – A small apartment building. Angela Orosco lived there.
*Rosewater Park – A park on the south shore of Toluca Lake. Contains a memorial to the people lost in the 1918 disappearance of the Little Baroness.
*Heaven’s Night – A gentleman’s club enjoying moderate fame in South Vale.
*Brookhaven Hospital – A hospital in South Vale. Originally founded in the 1860s as a Civil War field hospital.
*Silent Hill Historical Society – A historical museum on the edge of South Vale.
*Toluca Prison – A now-defunct prison originally used to house Civil War POWs. Exact location is not stated in the games, however it appears to be located beneath the Historical Society building. Possibly the building was built over the site of the unused prison. Though this may just be caused by James' dilusions, it is highly likely based on where James exits the Labyrinth that connects to it.


Toluca Lake ^{– The lake, surrounded by forests, upon which the town of Silent Hill was founded.}

*Wish House(aka Hope House) – A secluded, Order-run orphanage in the woods outside of Silent Hill.
*The Water Prison(aka Cylinder Prison, aka Panopticon) – A jail used by The Order to punish and brainwash the children living in the Wish House. While a stay there was used as a form of punishment, most of the childrens stays were scheduled. Most likely situated within a mile or two of Wish House.

Other Towns

Heather's town (nameless) ^{– The town to which Harry and Heather moved in the witness protection program. At least a few hours’ drive from Silent Hill, possibly farther. Harry and Heather live here for twelve years prior to the events in Silent Hill 3.}

*Central Square Shopping Center – A sleek, modern shopping center.
*Hazel Street Station – A subway station underneath the Central Square Shopping Center.
*Hilltop Center – An office building half a block down the street from Daisy Villa Apartments.
*Daisy Villa Apartments – Harry and Heather’s home on Bergen Street.


Ashfield ^{– A busy town half a day’s drive from Silent Hill.}

*South Ashfield Heights Apartments – An apartment building. Home to Henry and Eileen and the birthplace of Walter Sullivan.
*South Ashfield Station – A subway station which presumably connects (either directly or indirectly) to Silent Hill.
*The Building – A tall building housing multiple businesses and apartments across the street from South Ashfield Heights.
*St. Jerome’s Hospital – A hospital in Ashfield. Notable patients include Eileen Galvin, Mary Sheperd-Sunderland and Laura.


Paleville – A town along County Road 26 on the west side of Toluca Lake. (not featured in the games)

Brahms – A town neighboring Silent Hill. Cybil Bennett lives and works there. (not featured in the games)

Pleasant River - A town that seems located northeast of Silent Hill. Walter Sullivan made his studies in the university of Pleasant River along with Bobby Randolph, Sein Martin and Jasper Gein. (not featured in the games)

Portland - Presumably the town where Harry Mason lives prior to, and for somewhere around five years after, the events in Silent Hill 1. Harry and Heather, known as Cheryl at the time, lived there until they are found and attacked by a cult member. They then move to an nameless town which serves as the setting for the first half of Silent Hill 3. (not featured in the games)

::Information taken from Wikipedia.com::