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Welcome to Cedar Grove ...

Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish<1>.


The location of Cedar Grove 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 Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

Cedar Grove is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cedar Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cedar Grove: (318)

Communities Also Named Cedar Grove ...

While we believe that this Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish, we know of another 5 Louisiana communities named Cedar Grove. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Assumption, Iberville, Plaquemines, Rapides and Sabine Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 94 communities that are also named Cedar Grove - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (6), Maine (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), New Jersey (5), New Mexico (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (4), Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cedar Grove ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bossier City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Haughton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
    • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
  • Blanchard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Waskom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellerbe Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Silver Pine Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish

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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cedar Grove. 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 Grove.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Grove ...

Looking for more information about Cedar Grove? 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 Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cedar Grove.

Adding Cedar Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Grove 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 Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cedar Grove post office opened in 1912.

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

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

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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