Sedalia is an unincorporated town

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Owen Township

Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Owen Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 923. The township was named for Robert Dale Owen of New Harmony.-History:...

, Clinton County

Clinton County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,866 people, 12,545 households, and 9,057 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,267 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, United States

United States

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History

Sedalia was platted

Plat

A plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....

 March 31, 1873 by James A. Campbell and Jackson B. McCune and was named after Sedalia, Illinois, the home town of an official of the Vandalia Railroad

Vandalia Railroad (1905-1917)

The Vandalia Railroad was a railroad from Logansport, Indiana, to South Bend, Indiana. It quickly became a property of the Pennsylvania Railroad , which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. The railroad was mostly a freight-carrying route with a hub at Logansport Yard...

. McCune built the first house and was the first postmaster. William Miller operated the first store, Allen Branch was the first blacksmith, and Dr. Keeny the first physician.

Geography

Sedalia is located at 40°24′56"N 86°30′53"W along State Road 26

Indiana State Road 26

State Road 26 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

, half a mile east of State Road 75

Indiana State Road 75

State Road 75, the highest two-digit route in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments.-Southern section:...

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