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Welcome to Seafield ...

Seafield is located in White County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Seafield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Seafield is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Seafield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Seafield (for example, toward Remington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Seafield ...

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

  • Rensselaer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
  • Fowler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Battle Ground
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Monon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
    • Monon is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <4>
  • Brookston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
  • Otterbein
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
    • Otterbein is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <4>
  • Remington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
    • Remington is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
  • Goodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Francesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francesville
    • Francesville is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francesville <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 Seafield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seafield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seafield ...

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

Adding Seafield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seafield 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 Seafield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Seafield post office opened in 1861.

We also found Seafield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seafield.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including White, 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 Seafield - 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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