Welcome to Sebastopol ...

The town of Sebastopol is located in Scott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sebastopol, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sebastopol has a population of 275 people<3> (see below for details).

Sebastopol is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sebastopol: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sebastopol had an population of 275 people. This is an increase of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sebastopol had a population of 272 people. This makes Sebastopol the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 272 people, the population of Sebastopol increased 16.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 233 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sebastopol.

Communities Also Named Sebastopol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sebastopol - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Sebastopol ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <6>
• Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <6>
• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <6>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Decatur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <6>
• Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <6>
• Lena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• High Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • High Hill is located in Leake County

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 Sebastopol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sebastopol.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sebastopol. 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 Sebastopol.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sebastopol ...

Looking for more information about Sebastopol? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sebastopol, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sebastopol.

Adding Sebastopol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sebastopol 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 Sebastopol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sebastopol post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebastopol.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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