Welcome to Sealston ...

Sealston is located in King George County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sealston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Sealston is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sealston: (540)

Communities near Sealston ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Colonial Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
• Bowling Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Quantico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
• Port Royal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Hampstead Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
  • Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
• Little Falls Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
  • Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
• Fairview Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
  • Fairview Beach is located in King George County
• Arnolds Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
  • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
• Chatham Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
  • Chatham Village is located in Stafford County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sealston ...

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

Adding Sealston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sealston 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 Sealston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sealston post office opened in 1899.

We also found Sealston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sealston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King George County: www.king-george.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/