Official Name: | Seaton, Texas |
Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Seaton |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Bell |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 60 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 499 |
Coordinates: | 31.0578°N -97.2161°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 76501 |
Area Code: | 254 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1367911 |
Seaton is an unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas, United States, with an estimated population of 60 as of 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
The community was first recognized when Czech families settled in the area in 1881. It had a store and a saloon when the town applied for a post office in 1891. It was given the name Seaton, which accordingly was not named after any settlers. Seventeen people were living in Seaton in 1896 and the community had a cotton gin as well. A Czech Brethren church was established in 1906. The post office closed in 1907. The population reached 55 circa 1933, with three businesses and peaked at 80 right before 1950 with a church, five businesses, and a community park. All businesses closed by the 1960s. The population declined to 60 in 2000.
Seaton is located at the intersection of Farm-to-Market roads 53 and 2086, 8miles east of Temple in eastern Bell County.
In 1903, Seaton had a school with 55 students and one teacher. Today, the community is served by the Rogers Independent School District.