Welcome to Seneca Castle ...

Seneca Castle is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seneca Castle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

Seneca Castle is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Seneca Castle is located in the (585) area code.

The ZIP code for Seneca Castle: 14547<3>

Communities near Seneca Castle ...

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

• Geneva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Canandaigua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Penn Yan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Waterloo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Lyons
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Palmyra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Victor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <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 Seneca Castle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seneca Castle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seneca Castle ...

Looking for more information about Seneca Castle? 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 Seneca Castle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seneca Castle.

Adding Seneca Castle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seneca Castle post office opened in 1829.

We also found Seneca Castle in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seneca Castle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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