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Welcome to Sebastopol ...

The town of Sebastopol is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sebastopol, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sebastopol has a population of 275 people<2> (see below for details).

Sebastopol is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Sebastopol: 601 & 769<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sebastopol had an population of 275 people. This is an increase of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sebastopol had a population of 272 people. This makes Sebastopol the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 272 people, the population of Sebastopol increased 16.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 233 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sebastopol.

Communities Also Named Sebastopol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sebastopol - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Sebastopol ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
  • Carthage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • High Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Leake County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sebastopol ...

Looking for more information about Sebastopol? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sebastopol, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sebastopol.

Adding Sebastopol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sebastopol 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 Sebastopol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Sebastopol post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebastopol.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sebastopol.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sebastopol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sebastopol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sebastopol area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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