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Welcome to Seale ...

Seale is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Seale is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Seale: 337

Communities Also Named Seale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Seale - they are located in Alabama and Texas.

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

Communities near Seale ...

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

  • Dequincy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Merryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Singer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Newlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Helme
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Longville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ragley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Bon Wier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seale ...

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

Adding Seale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seale 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 (so far) for Seale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Seale post office opened in 1901. The Seale post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Beauregard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seale - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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