Welcome to Sedan ...

Sedan is located in Kiowa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Sedan is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sedan is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Sedan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sedan - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sedan ...

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

• Hobart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Carnegie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Carnegie is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <4>
• Mountain View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Roosevelt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <4>
• Gotebo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
  • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <4>
• Cooperton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
  • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Meers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meers
  • Meers is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meers <4>
• The Holy City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
  • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
• Fort Cobb
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Cobb
  • Fort Cobb is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Cobb <4>
• Mountain Park
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Park <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 Sedan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sedan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sedan ...

Looking for more information about Sedan? 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 Sedan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sedan.

Adding Sedan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sedan 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 Sedan was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/