Welcome to Sedan ...

Sedan is located in Scioto County<1>.

The location of Sedan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Sedan is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sedan: (740)

Communities Also Named Sedan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sedan - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), New Mexico, 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.

• Portsmouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Waverly City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
  • Waverly City is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
• Waverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Piketon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
• New Boston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Peebles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <4>
• South Shore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <4>
• Beaver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
• Rarden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Sedan post office opened in 1871.

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

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 Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/