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Welcome to Seguin ...

Seguin is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seguin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Seguin is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Seguin is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Seguin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Seguin (for example, toward Goodland), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Seguin: 785

Communities Also Named Seguin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Seguin - they are located in Ontario, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seguin.

Communities near Seguin ...

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

  • Oakley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoxie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <3>
  • Grainfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grinnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs
  • Rexford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Selden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Park is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Gem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Menlo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Leoville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seguin ...

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

Adding Seguin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seguin post office opened in 1889.

We also found Seguin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seguin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seguin - 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/