Welcome to Seward ...
Seward is located in Schoharie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Seward is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Seward lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Seward: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Seward ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Seward - they are located in Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seward.
Communities near Seward ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seward.
- Cobleskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
- Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
- Canajoharie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cooperstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
- Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
- Middleburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richmondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
- Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
- Fultonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
- Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <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 Seward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seward.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seward. 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 Seward.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seward. See our Newspapers Page for Seward.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seward ...
Looking for more information about Seward? 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 Seward, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seward.
Adding Seward to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seward 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 Seward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Seward post office opened in 1849.
We also found Seward in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seward.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Seward area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Seward area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |