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Welcome to Seabrook ...

Seabrook is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seabrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Seabrook is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Seabrook: 856

Communities Also Named Seabrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Seabrook - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Seabrook ...

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

  • Vineland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
  • Millville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millville is located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Bridgeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Salem County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Friesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Friesburg is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
  • Olivet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivet is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Rosenhayn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
  • Shirley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shirley is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Aldine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aldine is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
  • Alliance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alliance is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seabrook ...

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

Adding Seabrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Seabrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Seabrook post office opened in 1924. The Seabrook post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seabrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seabrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/