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Welcome to Seavey Island ...

Seavey Island is located in York County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Seavey Island: Seavey Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Seavey Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Seavey Island: 207

Communities near Seavey Island ...

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

  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <3>
  • Durham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
  • Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
  • Exeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Exeter is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
  • Somersworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
    • Former names for Somersworth:
    • Great Falls
    • Summersworth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <3>
  • Wells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Barrington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newmarket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seavey Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

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