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Welcome to Seward ...

The city of Seward is located in Seward County<1> and is the County Seat for Seward County.


The location of Seward has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Seward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Seward has a population of 7,229 people<3> (see below for details).

Seward is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Seward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Seward: (402) and (531)<5>

Websites for Seward ...

Official Website: www.cityofsewardne.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Seward had an population of 7,229 people. This is an increase of 3.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Seward had a population of 6,964 people (which is 41.58% of the total population of Seward County). This makes Seward the county's most populous community.

The population of Seward represents 0.38% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,964 people, the population of Seward increased 10.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,319 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Seward.

Communities Also Named Seward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Seward - they are located in Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Seward ...

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

  • Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Utica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Valparaiso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Malcolm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brainard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Waco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gresham
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Seward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seward.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seward. Our list includes 27 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Seward.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seward ...

Looking for more information about Seward? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Seward, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seward.

Adding Seward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seward 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 Seward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Seward post office opened in 1867.

We also found Seward in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seward.

The official website for Seward: www.cityofsewardne.com/

The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Seward, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Seward.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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