Welcome to Seigel ...
Seigel is located in Bremer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seigel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Seigel is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Seigel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Seigel: 319
Communities Also Named Seigel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Seigel - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seigel.
Communities near Seigel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seigel.
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tripoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <3>
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shell Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
- Shell Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
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 Seigel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seigel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seigel. 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 Seigel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seigel. See our Newspapers Page for Seigel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seigel ...
Looking for more information about Seigel? 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 Seigel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seigel.
Adding Seigel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seigel 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 Seigel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Seigel post office opened in 1889.
We also found Seigel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seigel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Bremer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seigel - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |