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Welcome to Sedan ...

Sedan is located in Kiowa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Sedan is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sedan: 580

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, Ohio, 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.

  • Hobart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Carnegie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roosevelt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gotebo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooperton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Alden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alden is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Meers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • The Holy City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
  • Fort Cobb
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Sedan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sedan post office opened in 1902. The Sedan post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Kiowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sedan - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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