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Welcome to Seymourville ...

Seymourville is located in Iberville Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seymourville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Seymourville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Seymourville: 225

Communities Also Named Seymourville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Seymourville - they are located in Manitoba and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Seymourville ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Donaldsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Addis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Port Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brusly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
  • White Castle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Grosse Tete
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seymourville ...

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

Adding Seymourville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seymourville 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 Seymourville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Seymourville post office opened in 1891. The Seymourville post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seymourville.

Footnotes ...

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