Welcome to Sedan ...

Sedan is located in Nuckolls County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Sedan is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Sedan: (402) and (531)<3>

Going back to its beginning, Sedan was originally named Coy. For more information about the names of Sedan, see The Names of Sedan on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Sedan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Sedan: This one is located in Nuckolls County and the other is located in Scotts Bluff County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 15 communities that are also named Sedan - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sedan ...

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

• Sutton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <4>
• Clay Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <4>
• Deshler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <4>
• Edgar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <4>
• Nelson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <4>
• Fairfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Shickley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickley
  • Shickley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickley <4>
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Davenport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Bruning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruning
  • Bruning is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruning <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sedan ...

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

Adding Sedan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sedan 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 Sedan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sedan post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/