Welcome to Sealy Springs ...

Sealy Springs is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sealy Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Sealy Springs: Sealy Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sealy Spngs. or Sealy Sprngs.)

Sealy Springs is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sealy Springs (for example, toward Jakin (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Sealy Springs: (334)

Communities near Sealy Springs ...

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

• Dothan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Dothan is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <4>
• Cedar Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Early County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <4>
• Marianna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Taylor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
• Kinsey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Kinsey is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
• Ashford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Ashford is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
• Graceville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
  • Graceville is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <4>
• Cowarts
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
  • Cowarts is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
• Malone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
• Slocomb
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
  • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <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 Sealy Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sealy Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sealy Springs ...

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

Adding Sealy Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sealy Springs post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sealy Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/