Welcome to Seney ...

Seney is located in Plymouth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Seney is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Seney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Seney: (712)

Communities Also Named Seney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Seney - they are located in Georgia, Michigan and Missouri.

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

Communities near Seney ...

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

• Le Mars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <4>
• Sioux Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Center
  • Sioux Center is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Center <4>
• Orange City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Orange City is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <4>
• Remsen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <4>
• Alton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Marcus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <4>
• Hinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
• Merrill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
• Hospers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
  • Hospers is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <4>
• Ireton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
  • Ireton is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <4>

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 Seney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seney. 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 Seney.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seney ...

Looking for more information about Seney? 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 Seney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seney.

Adding Seney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Seney post office opened in 1873.

We also found Seney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plymouth County: www.co.plymouth.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/