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Welcome to South Seabrook ...

South Seabrook is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Seabrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for South Seabrook: S. Seabrook

South Seabrook is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Seabrook: 603

Communities near South Seabrook ...

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

  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Methuen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • North Andover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
  • Gloucester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloucester is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Newburyport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Amesbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Durham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Durham is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <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 South Seabrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Seabrook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Seabrook ...

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

Adding South Seabrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Seabrook post office opened in 1865. The South Seabrook post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Seabrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Seabrook - 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/