Welcome to Seneca ...

Seneca is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Seneca is located in Keweenaw County<1>.

Seneca is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Seneca: 906

Communities Also Named Seneca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Seneca: This one is located in Keweenaw County and the other is located in Lenawee County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 26 communities that are also named Seneca - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Seneca ...

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

• Houghton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <3>
• Hancock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
• Laurium
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurium is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <3>
• Lake Linden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <3>
• Calumet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calumet is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <3>
• Centennial
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Wolverine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolverine is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
• Centennial Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial Heights is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Heights
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview has also been known as:
  • Lake View
• Traverse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seneca ...

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