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>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seemly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Seemly is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Seemly was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Seemly was located: 304 & 681<4>
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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- Dorcas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - 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) - Hopeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Seemly post office opened in 1880.
We also found Seemly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Seemly - 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 Seemly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Seemly 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/ |