Welcome to Seaside ...

Seaside is located in Queens County<1>.

The location of Seaside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Seaside is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Seaside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Seaside: This one is located in Queens County and the other is located in Richmond County.

Beyond New York, there are 10 communities that are also named Seaside - they are located in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida (3), North Carolina, Oregon and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Seaside ...

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

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Jersey City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• Hempstead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• West New York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Valley Stream
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaside ...

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

Adding Seaside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seaside 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 for Seaside was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/