Welcome to Cedars ...

Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedars, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Cedars is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cedars lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cedars lies within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Cedars ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Cedars - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware (2), Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cedars ...

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

• Brockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Ogdensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <4>
• Prescott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Gouverneur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Heuvelton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <4>
• Morristown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
• Richville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Hammond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedars ...

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

Adding Cedars to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cedars post office opened in 1892.

We also found Cedars on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedars.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/