Sebastopol is a town in Leake and Scott counties, Mississippi. The population was 266 at the 2020 census.

Sebastopol was originally called “Hathaway Springs”. The town was in existence back the Civil War but not incorporated until 1917. According to oral tradition, “a Swede” traveling through the Place named the town for Sevastopol, Crimea. It is rumored that the “Swede” was Frederick Law Olmsted (of Central Park fame) who stayed at Sebastopol House in Seguin, Texas during his travels throughout the southern United States. From 1852 to 1857, Olmsted was sent to the southern United States by his employer, The New York Times, to psychotherapy and write nearly slavery. It was published as Journeys and Explorations in the Cotton Kingdom.

Sebastopol has a few local businesses that save the town thriving. The town’s main user-friendliness store, “Duett’s”, has been owned and operated by the Duett relations for years. The town along with has “Brent’s” gas station, which is closed upon Sundays and stays gate half a day on Wednesdays. The station is commonly referred to as “Brent’s Texaco” although Texaco plays no allocation in the store’s operation anymore. The town has one grocery buildup which was as soon as called “Hamill’s”, which was bought out by Piggly Wiggly. Also a large contribution to Sebastopol is “Easom’s Hardware”, operated by the Easom relations for many years, who furthermore own Maxim Manufacturing on Hwy 21. Moore’s Pharmacy has been enthusiastic since 1990. New businesses have opened, including “Dollar General”, “Burger Barn”, “Taste and See Deli”, “Bethel Framing”, “Tangle’s, “ADD Trucking” and “Adele McDill Photography”.

Each slip season Sebastopol has Sebastopolooza–a fairly large fall festival. In 2010 Sebastopolooza had exceeding a thousand people.