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Welcome to Sebastopol ...

Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sebastopol, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sebastopol is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sebastopol: 570 & 272<3>

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, Mississippi, Ontario, 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.

  • Scranton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nanticoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Archbald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Blakely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sebastopol, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sebastopol.

Adding Sebastopol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sebastopol in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sebastopol was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebastopol.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sebastopol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Sebastopol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.