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Welcome to Seward ...Seward is located in Winnebago County<1>. The location of Seward has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Seward: SOO-uhrd<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Seward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. Seward is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Seward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Seward: (815) & (779)<5> The ZIP code for Seward: 61077<6> Communities Also Named Seward ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Seward - they are located in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seward. Communities near Seward ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seward.
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 Seward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seward. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seward. 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 Seward. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seward. See our Newspapers Page for Seward. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seward ...Looking for more information about Seward? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Seward, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seward. Adding Seward to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Seward 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 Seward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Seward in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Seward. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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