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Welcome to Seaton ...

Seaton is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Seaton is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Seaton (for example, toward Crab Orchard), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Seaton: 865

Communities Also Named Seaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Seaton - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Missouri, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Websites for Seaton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Seaton, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Seaton ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Maryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sevierville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • McMullens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Cowan Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaton ...

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

Adding Seaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seaton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Seaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Seaton post office opened in 1881. The Seaton post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/