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Welcome to Seymour ...

The city of Seymour is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Seymour is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seymour, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Seymour has a population of 2,008 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Seymour is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Seymour: 417

The ZIP code for Seymour: 65746<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Seymour had an population of 2,008 people. This is an increase of 4.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Seymour had a population of 1,921 people (or 5.29% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Seymour the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Seymour represents 0.03% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,921 people, the population of Seymour increased 4.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,834 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Seymour.

Communities Also Named Seymour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Seymour - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Seymour ...

Official Website: www.seymourmissouri.org/

Communities near Seymour ...

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

  • Marshfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ava
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <5>
  • Mansfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fordland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Norwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hartville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Niangua
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Diggins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Diggins is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Sarvis Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Seymour.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seymour ...

Looking for more information about Seymour? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Seymour, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seymour.

Adding Seymour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seymour 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 Seymour was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Seymour post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seymour.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Seymour.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seymour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Seymour). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Seymour or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/