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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sedan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sedan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sedan, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sedan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sedan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sedan is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Christian, Howell, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Sedan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sedan:
- Douglas County (The home county of Sedan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Gentryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Buckhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Drury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Vanzant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Olathia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Squires
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Ava
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smallett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Burnham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Pottersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Caulfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Willow Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- West Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Moody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Cottbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Trail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Dora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Almartha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Wasola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Noble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hardenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summit City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Taney County
- McClurg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Dunn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Cabool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Elk Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Bendavis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Simmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Clarkridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Gamaliel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Fulton County (AR)
- Ott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Marion County (AR)
- Price Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Price Place is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sedan, see our County-by-County Page for Sedan.
Cemeteries Near Sedan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sedan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sedan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sedan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blanche Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tedrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Call-Sprague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Vanzant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cudworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Sedan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sedan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sedan, with the one closest to Sedan listed first.
- Buckhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Trail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Coldspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coldspring is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
- Vera Cruz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Almartha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Siloam Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Silverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silverton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- Larissa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Larissa is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Girdner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Girdner is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sedan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sedan.
Newspapers Published in Sedan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sedan, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sedan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sedan:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Taney County
- Texas County
- Wright County
- Baxter County
- Fulton County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sedan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sedan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |