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Welcome to Suey ...

Suey is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.


The location of Suey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Suey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Suey is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Suey lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Suey: (805)

Communities Also Named Suey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Suey: This one is located in San Luis Obispo County and the other is located in Santa Barbara County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Suey.

Communities near Suey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Suey.

  • Santa Maria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Garey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
    • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Orcutt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Betteravia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
    • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Nipomo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Casmalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Alamos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Callender
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Suey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Suey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Suey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Suey. See our Newspapers Page for Suey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suey ...

Looking for more information about Suey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Suey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Suey.

Adding Suey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Suey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Suey post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suey.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Luis Obispo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Suey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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