Welcome to Sewanee ...Sewanee is located in Franklin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sewanee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Sewanee had a population of 2,311 people.<2> (see below for details). Sewanee is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Sewanee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Sewanee (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Code for Sewanee: 931 The ZIP code for Sewanee: 37383<4> Communities Also Named Sewanee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sewanee - it's located in Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sewanee. Websites for Sewanee ...Chamber of Commerce: www.franklincountychamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sewanee, the following might be of interest: Communities near Sewanee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sewanee.
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 Sewanee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sewanee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sewanee. 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 Sewanee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sewanee. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sewanee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sewanee ...Looking for more information about Sewanee? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Sewanee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sewanee. Adding Sewanee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sewanee 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 Sewanee was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sewanee. Footnotes ...
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