Welcome to Seaford ...

Seaford is located in Nassau County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Seaford is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Seaford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Seaford: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 5 communities that are also named Seaford - they are located in British Columbia, Delaware, Georgia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Seaford ...

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

• Hempstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Freeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Valley Stream
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <4>
• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Glen Cove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <4>
• Lindenhurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
• Rockville Centre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Centre
  • Rockville Centre is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville Centre <4>
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Mineola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
• Lynbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynbrook
  • Lynbrook is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynbrook <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 Seaford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seaford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaford ...

Looking for more information about Seaford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Seaford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seaford.

Adding Seaford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seaford 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 Seaford was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/