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Welcome to Seneca ...

Seneca is located in Monongalia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seneca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Seneca is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Seneca: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Seneca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Seneca - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Seneca ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairchance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Barrackville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Monongah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rivesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seneca ...

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

Adding Seneca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seneca 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 (so far) for Seneca was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seneca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seneca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Seneca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Seneca area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.