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Welcome to Seminary Park ...

Seminary Park is located in Alameda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seminary Park, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Seminary Park is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Seminary Park lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Seminary Park ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Hayward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
  • Berkeley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Daly City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • San Mateo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Leandro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seminary Park ...

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

Adding Seminary Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seminary Park in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Seminary Park was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seminary Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seminary Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.