Welcome to Seneca ...
So far, we found very little information about Seneca. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Seneca to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Seneca, please Contact Us.
Seneca would have been located within present day Gila County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seneca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Seneca is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Seneca is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Seneca was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Seneca ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Seneca - they are located in California, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seneca.
Communities near Seneca ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seneca.
- McMillenville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillenville
- McMillenville is located in Gila County
- McMillenville has also been known as:
- McMillanville
- McMillianville
- Cibecue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibecue
- Cibecue is located in Navajo County
- Carrizo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
- Carrizo is located in Gila County
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Gila County
- Grasshopper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grasshopper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper
- Grasshopper is located in Navajo County
- Copper Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Copper Hill is located in Gila County
- Canyon Day
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Day
- Canyon Day is located in Gila County
- San Carlos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Gila County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Carlos <5>
- Cutter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Cutter is located in Gila County
- Globe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Gila County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Globe <5>
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 Seneca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seneca.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seneca. 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 Seneca.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seneca. See our Newspapers Page for Seneca.
Adding Seneca to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seneca 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 Seneca was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seneca.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Seneca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seneca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |