Seneca was platted by European Americans in 1869, following the Civil War. Seneca is the birthplace of Steve Gaines, guitarist.
- CountyNewton County
- Population2,230 (2020 U.S. Census)
Seneca was platted by European Americans in 1869, following the Civil War. Seneca is the birthplace of Steve Gaines, guitarist.
Seneca, Missouri gifts and souvenirs: 22 designs made from Seneca's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Seneca Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Seneca Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Seneca Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Seneca Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Seneca Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Seneca Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 2,336 → 2010: 2,390 → 2020: 2,230
From Wikidata (CC0).
Seneca was platted by European Americans in 1869, following the Civil War. The city was named for the Seneca Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League, or Haudenosaunee, who had been historically based in New York and south of the Great Lakes.
In the 1830s, many of the Seneca people still in the East had been pushed west of the Mississippi River into Indian Territory, which included parts of present-day Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. "This tribe was moved to the Indian Territory not many miles west of town. The word is a corruption of the Dutch word "Sinnekaas," a term applied to them."
Several houses in the rural northern Seneca area were destroyed by a tornado on May 10, 2008 in the Mid-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence. An EF4 tornado hit the county, killing 13 people. The Early Show broadcast their national weather report from the city on the following Monday morning.
On the one- year anniversary of the tornado, Bill Lant, owner of Lant's Feed and Country Store, unveiled a memorial for the people who had died in the disaster. He had donated the plot of land and memorial, and had the memorial built next to his store.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Seneca, Missouri, revision 1374931692 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Seneca sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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1 free coloring page of Seneca, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Seneca's population was 2,230 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 2,336 in 2010.
A view of Seneca