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Welcome to Seymour ...

The city of Seymour is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Seymour is located in Baylor County<1> and is the County Seat for Baylor County.


We aren't confident of the location of Seymour, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Seymour, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Seymour has a population of 2,565 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Seymour is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Seymour: (940)

The ZIP code for Seymour: 76380<5>

Websites for Seymour ...

Official Website: www.cityofseymour.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Seymour had an population of 2,565 people. This is a decrease of 6.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Seymour had a population of 2,740 people (which is 73.54% of the total population of Baylor County). This makes Seymour the county's most populous community.

The population of Seymour represents 0.01% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 481st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,740 people, the population of Seymour decreased 5.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,908 people).

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

Communities Also Named Seymour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Seymour: This one is located in Baylor County and the other is located in Hopkins County.

Beyond Texas, there are 22 communities that are also named Seymour - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Seymour ...

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

  • Goree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
    • Goree is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <7>
  • Red Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
    • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
  • Bomarton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
    • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
  • Round Timber ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
    • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
  • Vera
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
    • Vera is located in Knox County
  • Megargel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Archer County
  • Munday
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
    • Munday is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munday <7>
  • Gilliland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
    • Gilliland is located in Knox County
  • Elbert
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
    • Elbert is located in Throckmorton 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 Seymour. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seymour.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seymour ...

Looking for more information about Seymour? 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 Seymour, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Seymour.

Adding Seymour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seymour 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 Seymour was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Seymour in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Seymour post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seymour.

The official website for Seymour: www.cityofseymour.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Baylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Seymour.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seymour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Seymour). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Seymour or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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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