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Welcome to Sedalia ...

Sedalia is located

Sedalia is located in Collin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Sedalia is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sedalia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Sedalia - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sedalia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sedalia ...

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

Adding Sedalia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sedalia 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 Sedalia was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Sedalia in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Sedalia post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedalia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sedalia - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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