RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Henderson County >> SedgewoodIndex...

Welcome to Sedgewood ...

Sedgewood is located in Henderson County<1>.

Sedgewood is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sedgewood is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sedgewood: 828

Communities Also Named Sedgewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sedgewood - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Sedgewood ...

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

  • Asheville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hendersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brevard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Mills River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tryon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Lake Lure
    (18 miles [29 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 Sedgewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sedgewood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sedgewood ...

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

Footnotes ...

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