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History · Seabrook

Seabrook’s post office opened in 1889, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Seabrook was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 12 buildings.

1889first post office
1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Seabrook began

When was Seabrook founded?

1889

The Seabrook post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,255137 years
Founding year: the first Seabrook post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Seabrook’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Seabrook are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Seabrook’s history is told.

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The story so far

Seabrook, in brief

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

Seabrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,255. Situated in northern part of the county along the Whale Branch River, Seabrook was founded in the late 18th century as a collection of plantations became established in the area. In the late 19th century, Seabrook became a stop on the Port Royal and Augusta Railway and featured a small, but bustling downtown area that had a federal Post Office, a general store, a gas station, and a train station. The local economy was driven by the nearby farmland. The village's old economy and markets…

Its first post office opened in 1889.

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

By decade

Seabrook, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Seabrook Island, SC2017Seabrook Island, SCBeach lines2017Beach linesSeabrook Island2016Seabrook IslandSeabrook Island, SC2016Seabrook Island, SCThe original Post Office and General store in downtown2012The original Post Office and General store in downtownCurrent U.S. Post Office in downtown Seabrook, South Carolina. 29940. 18 May 20122012Current U.S. Post Office in downtown Seabrook, South …
On the National Register

1 listing protects 12 historic buildings

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
12
each building in a district counts
first listed
1997
McLeod Farmstead
McLeod Farmstead
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Broken Roof Variant Barn1
Double Parallel Gable Shed1
Scale House1
Folk Victorian1
Hall and Parlor1
McLeod FarmsteadBroken Roof Variant Barn

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Seabrook

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

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Joe FrazierAmerican boxer · b. 1944
Robert SmallsAmerican politician and former slave · b. 1839
Bettye AckermanAmerican actress · b. 1924
Candice GloverAmerican singer · b. 1989
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Clementa C. PinckneyAmerican politician · b. 1973
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Alan ForneyAmerican rower · b. 1960
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Seabrook’s post office has been open since 1889.

Gone or out of use
Seabrook Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Beaufort14 historic placesA

Questions about Seabrook’s history

What year was Seabrook founded?

The Seabrook post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Seabrook?

One place: the McLeod Farmstead (listed 1997).

Memory lane

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

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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), the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.