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Welcome to Sebree ...

Sebree is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sebree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Sebree is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sebree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sebree - they are located in Idaho and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Sebree ...

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

  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hallsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgeon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Higbee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Windsor Place village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
    • Windsor Place village
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sebree ...

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

Adding Sebree to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sebree post office opened in 1872. The Sebree post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebree.

Footnotes ...

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