Welcome to Sedley ...

Sedley is located in Porter County<1>.

The location of Sedley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Sedley is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sedley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sedley (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Sedley is located in the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Sedley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sedley - they are located in Saskatchewan and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sedley.

Communities near Sedley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sedley.

• Hammond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Portage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Merrillville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Valparaiso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Crown Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Schererville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>
• Hobart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• East Chicago
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <4>
• Munster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Munster is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sedley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sedley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sedley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sedley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedley. See our Newspapers Page for Sedley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sedley ...

Looking for more information about Sedley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sedley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sedley.

Adding Sedley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sedley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sedley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sedley post office opened in 1883.

We also found Sedley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sedley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov