Welcome to Seyfert ...

Seyfert is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seyfert, 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.

Seyfert is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Seyfert ...

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

• Reading
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Ephrata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Wyomissing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• New Holland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Kutztown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Royersford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersford
  • Royersford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royersford <4>
• Hamburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 Seyfert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seyfert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seyfert ...

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

Adding Seyfert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Seyfert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seyfert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/