Welcome to Port Sewall ...

Port Sewall is located in Martin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Sewall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for Port Sewall: Prt. Sewall

Port Sewall is near sea level<3>.

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

Port Sewall lies within the (772) area code.

Websites for Port Sewall ...

Junior League:   www.juniorleagueofmartincounty.org/

Communities near Port Sewall ...

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

• Port Saint Lucie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Lucie
  • Port Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Lucie <4>
• Jupiter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
  • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <4>
• Fort Pierce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierce
  • Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierce <4>
• Stuart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Tequesta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tequesta
  • Tequesta is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tequesta <4>
• Jupiter Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
  • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
• Jupiter Inlet Colony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Inlet Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Inlet Colony
  • Jupiter Inlet Colony is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
• Ocean Breeze
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
  • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
  • Ocean Breeze Park
• Palm City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm City
  • Palm City is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm City <4>
• Jensen Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Beach
  • Jensen Beach is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jensen Beach <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 Port Sewall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Sewall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Sewall ...

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

Adding Port Sewall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Sewall post office opened in 1914.

We also found Port Sewall on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Sewall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Martin County: www.martin.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/