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Welcome to Seminary ...

Seminary is located in Lee County<1>.

Seminary is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Seminary: 276

Communities Also Named Seminary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Seminary: This one is located in Lee County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Seminary - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Seminary ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waycross
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Norton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gate City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pennington Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weber City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Weber City is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seminary ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seminary - 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.