Welcome to Seaman ...
Seaman is located in Roane County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Seaman (Patience, this may take a moment).
The location of Seaman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seaman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Seaman is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Seaman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Seaman: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Seaman ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Seaman - they are located in Kansas, Ohio (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seaman.
Communities near Seaman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seaman.
- Ravenswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
- Grantsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Peewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Millard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Seaman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seaman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seaman. 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 Seaman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaman. See our Newspapers Page for Seaman.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seaman ...
Looking for more information about Seaman? 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 Seaman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seaman.
Adding Seaman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seaman 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 Seaman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Seaman post office opened in 1888.
We also found Seaman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seaman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seaman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Seaman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Seaman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |