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Welcome to Cedar Bayou ...

Cedar Bayou is located on the Gulf Coast.

Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Cedar Bayou, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Cedar Bayou is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Cedar Bayou ...

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

  • Pasadena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • La Porte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
  • South Houston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
    • South Houston is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <4>
  • Seabrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
  • Galena Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Park
    • Galena Park is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena Park <4>
  • Jacinto City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto City
    • Jacinto City is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacinto City <4>
  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Mont Belvieu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
    • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <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 Cedar Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Bayou.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Bayou ...

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

Adding Cedar Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Bayou 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 Bayou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cedar Bayou post office opened in 1870.

We also found Cedar Bayou on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1882.

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

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Bayou - 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>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.
<6>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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