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Welcome to Sewal ...

Sewal is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sewal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Sewal is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sewal: 641

Communities near Sewal ...

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

  • Unionville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Corydon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Allerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Humeston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Cincinnati
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Mercer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
  • Lineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Newtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newtown is located in Sullivan County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sewal ...

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

Adding Sewal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sewal 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 (so far) for Sewal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sewal post office opened in 1887. The Sewal post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sewal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sewal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/