First we drive down 11th Street for a look at Nemaha Valley High School.  For grade schoolers 1st through 8th, there is Seneca Public Grade School over on Nemaha Street, or a few blocks away on Pioneer Street is Catholic-run Sts. Peter and Paul School. See information on the school and the parish at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church website. Especially see the detailed parish history.

In the brick-paved business district of Main Street you'll find the Seneca Public Library located in the stone building of the old Universalist Church, and now featuring a modern annex wing. The library is one of the best and most utilized in the area, and includes excellent genealogical resources. See also information at the Nemaha County Genealogical Society.

For an earlier view of Main Street....the quaint red-brick buildings and horse-drawn buckboards of early downtown Seneca are documented in this photo (see left) from the historical archives of Wichita State University. The Univeristy of Kansas also features archive photos of early Seneca. Also see the historical Seneca site created on the occasion of the 125th anniverary of the town's founding. And see the homepage for the Nemaha Valley Historical Society.

Going west on Main Street, you cross 11th Street onto the winding Community Drive -- watch out for stray golf balls from the 18-hole course on your right! Continuing along Community Drive, off to your left is the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital. This state-of-the-art facility replaced the old Seneca Hospital. Continuing along Community Drive, take a right at the highway and you return to Seneca through the highway business district.

Driving around the countryside, you will see many spires of classic turn-of-the-century style Catholic churches. St. Mary's Church in St. Benedict, northwest of Seneca, has been extensively restored and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Although the area is primarily Catholic, other churches to be found in Seneca include the United Methodist Church, the First Congregational United Church of Christ, the Hope Baptist Church, and the Word of Life Church.

For a brief history of Seneca and a guide to all the town's modern-day features and attractions, see this online guide to Seneca by Leisure and Sport Review.   Also see their guide to Nemaha County, of which Seneca is the county seat.

Check out the local radio station at KMZA 92.1 FM.

For Seneca weather information, see a 30 day forecast or this 10 day forecast.