Sedan, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°14′6″N 78°34′24″W / 39.23500°N 78.57333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Hampshire |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1555587 [1] |
Sedan is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Sedan is located between Hanging Rock and Delray on Delray Road ( West Virginia Route 29) in the North River Valley. The community was named for the Battle of Sedan, shortly after the battle was fought during the Franco-Prussian War on September 1, 1870. A post office [2] operated in Sedan from 1871 to 1935.