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Welcome to Sebasco ...

Sebasco is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sebasco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Sebasco is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sebasco lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sebasco: 207

Communities near Sebasco ...

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

  • Brunswick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Topsham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Cumberland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Durham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
  • North Yarmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sebasco ...

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

Adding Sebasco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sebasco 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 Sebasco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sebasco post office opened in 1896. The Sebasco post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebasco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Sagadahoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sebasco - 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/