Welcome to Seemly ...
So far, we found very little information about Seemly. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Seemly to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Seemly, please Contact Us.
Seemly would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of Seemly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seemly, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Seemly is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Seemly was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Seemly once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities near Seemly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seemly.
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <6>
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Moorefield is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <6>
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
- Dorcas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Brushy Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Ketterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Kline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Durgon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fort Seybert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Grant 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 Seemly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seemly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seemly. 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 Seemly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seemly. See our Newspapers Page for Seemly.
Adding Seemly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seemly 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 for Seemly was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Seemly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seemly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Seemly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seemly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |