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Welcome to Seivern ...

Seivern is located in Aiken County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Seivern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Seivern is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Seivern: (803)

Communities near Seivern ...

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

  • Batesburg - Leesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
    • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
  • Batesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Gaston is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
  • Swansea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wagener
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridge Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
  • Gilbert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seivern ...

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

Adding Seivern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seivern post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seivern.

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Aiken, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seivern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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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