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Welcome to Seaville ...

Seaville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Seaville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Seaville (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Seaville: 859

Communities Also Named Seaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Seaville - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Seaville ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
  • Harrodsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • Taylorsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Willisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
    • Willisburg is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>
  • Mackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaville ...

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

Adding Seaville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Seaville post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaville.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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