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History · South Seaville

South Seaville’s post office opened in 1867, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 6 old photos and papers and maps from 1888 on.

1867first post office
1on the National Register
54%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From South Seaville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How South Seaville began

When was South Seaville founded?

1867

The South Seaville post office opened in 1867, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 695159 years
Founding year: the first South Seaville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about South Seaville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

On the map since 18884 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1972. Watch South Seaville change.Old housesHalf of South Seaville’s homes were built before 1938.Mystery photos6 old photos have no date. Neighbors can guess the decade.
★ What stands out · On the map

South Seaville on the map, 1888 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Seaville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Seaville on the 1888 USGS mapSouth Seaville on the 1894 USGS mapSouth Seaville on the 1941 USGS mapSouth Seaville on the 1972 USGS map1888Dennisville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Seaville.

The story so far

South Seaville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South Seaville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

South Seaville is an unincorporated community located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. South Seaville is 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Sea Isle City. South Seaville has a post office with ZIP Code 08246. As of the 2020 census, South Seaville had a population of 695. A post office was established in 1867, with Remington Corson as the first postmaster.

Its first post office opened in 1867.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Help out

Start South Seaville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Seaville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo6 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewGENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FACING WEST, S…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
By decade

South Seaville, decade by decade

Date unknown6 to date
GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FACING WEST, SHOWING EAST SIDES OF WESLEY PARK COTTAGES (Nos. 84-89), AND SOUTH SIDE OF COTTAG…Date?GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FACING WEST, SHOWING EAST SI…GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW LOOKING EAST, SHOWING WEST FACADE OF COTTAGE NO. 87 AND ADJACENT COTTAGES (Nos. 86, 88, and 89…Date?GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW LOOKING EAST, SHOWING WEST F…GENERAL VIEW LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING SOUTH FACADE OF COTTAGE NO. 60 AND TWO ADJACENT COTTAGES (Nos. 59 and 61, see site …Date?GENERAL VIEW LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING SOUTH FACADE OF C…South Seaville Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, Auditorium, Wesley Park, South Seaville, Cape May County, NJDate?South Seaville Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, Audito…South Seaville Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, Auditorium, Wesley Park, South Seaville, Cape May County, NJDate?South Seaville Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, Audito…VIEW OF FACADE LOOKING EAST - South Seaville Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, Cottage 87, 4 S.S. Wesley Park, South Seav…Date?VIEW OF FACADE LOOKING EAST - South Seaville Methodis…
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FACING WEST, SHOWING EAST SIDES OF WESLEY PARK COTTAGES (Nos. 84-89), AND SOUTH SIDE OF COTTAG…
Retake this viewGENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW FACING WEST, SHOWING EAST SIDES OF WESLEY PARK COTTAGES (Nos. 84-89), AND SOUTH SIDE OF COTTAG…

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on South Seaville’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

1 historic place in South Seaville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Seaville

Nobody well known was born in South Seaville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gregory Goodwin PincusAmerican biochemist · b. 1903
Keith AndesAmerican actor · b. 1920
Peter ErskineAmerican musician · b. 1954
Gay TaleseAmerican writer · b. 1932
Walter TroutAmerican musician · b. 1951
Marla AdamsAmerican actress · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ocean ViewIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Dennis2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about South Seaville’s history

What year was South Seaville founded?

The South Seaville post office opened in 1867, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.