Welcome to Cedar Creek ...

Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County<1>.

The location of Cedar Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek: Cedar Crk. (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. or Cedar Cr.)

Cedar Creek is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cedar Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cedar Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cedar Creek lies within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Cedar Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Cedar Creek - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Creek.

Communities near Cedar Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cedar Creek.

• Montrose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Olathe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Crawford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Cimarron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
  • Cimarron is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <4>
• Uncompahgre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
  • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
• Vernal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
  • Vernal is located in Montrose County
• Colona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Ouray County
• Eldredge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
  • Eldredge is located in Ouray County
• Maher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher
  • Maher is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maher <4>
• Loghill Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loghill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
  • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cedar Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cedar Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Cedar Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Creek ...

Looking for more information about Cedar Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cedar Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cedar Creek.

Adding Cedar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cedar Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedar Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montrose County: www.co.montrose.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/