Sebastian (also St. Sebastian) is an

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in northern Marion Township, Mercer County,

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.DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. Yarmouth:

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, 2004, 54. . Its elevation is 932 feet (284 m), and it is located at (40.4442136, -84.5166205). Located at the intersection of Sebastian Road and County Road 716-A,Brown, Mary Ann. ''Ohio Historic Inventory Nomination: St. Sebastian Catholic Church''.

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, February 1977. the community lies south of the city of Celina, the

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of Mercer County, and nearly northwest of the village of

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. By far the most significant building in the community is St. Sebastian's Catholic Church, located at the intersection of the two roads. Built in 1904, it is the parish's third building, erected to replace a church destroyed by fire. There are almost no buildings in Sebastian other than the church, which appears from a distance to be alone in the countryside. Among the few other buildings are a

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owned by the church and a house that sits immediately to the east of the church's parking lot: it is believed to have been built during the 1850s as a general store. Beginning on 29 August 1882, Sebastian was the location of a

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; after the office closed on 15 June 1904, the community's mail was routed through the Celina post office.

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Unincorporated communities in Mercer County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{MercerCountyOH-geo-stub