The first inhabitants of the area were the Wathaurong Indigenous Australian tribe.

The first settler was Henry Anderson who had a property at Winters Creek.
 In 1838, Jock Winter named the area "Bonshaw".
In 1855, it was renamed after Sevastopol in Crimea.

Sebastopol's origin were a separate working class town servicing the rich gold mining fields south of Ballarat.

The Post Office opened on 5 October 1857.

Sebastopol Town Hall was opened on 19 March 1869.

On August 14, 1913 the tramway to Ballarat opened which led to it becoming by the mid 20th century part of the Ballarat urban area.
The first inhabitants of the area were the Wathaurong Indigenous Australian tribe.
The first settler was Henry Anderson who had a property at Winters Creek.  In 1838, Jock Winter named the area "Bonshaw". In 1855, it was renamed after Sevastopol in Crimea.
Sebastopol's origin were a separate working class town servicing the rich gold mining fields south of Ballarat.
The Post Office opened on 5 October 1857.
Sebastopol Town Hall was opened on 19 March 1869.
On August 14, 1913 the tramway to Ballarat opened which led to it becoming by the mid 20th century part of the Ballarat urban area.
Sebastopol, Victoria