Welcome to West Sebewa ...

West Sebewa is located in Ionia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sebewa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for West Sebewa: W. Sebewa

West Sebewa is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Sebewa ...

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

• Ionia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <3>
• Grand Ledge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
  • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <3>
• Hastings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
• Belding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <3>
• Lowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
• Portland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <3>
• Lake Odessa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <3>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
• Saranac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <3>
• Fowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <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 West Sebewa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sebewa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sebewa ...

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

Adding West Sebewa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Sebewa 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 West Sebewa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Sebewa post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sebewa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/