Welcome to Sedalia ...

Sedalia is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sedalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Sedalia is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sedalia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) 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, Texas, 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.

• Lynchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Bedford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Buena Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Buchanan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cifax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cifax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
  • Cifax is located in Bedford County
• Coleman Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
• Goode
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
  • Goode is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <4>
• Lowry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
  • Lowry is located in Bedford County
• Boonsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sedalia post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sedalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sedalia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/