Welcome to Cedar Grove ...
Cedar Grove is located Cedar Grove is located in Kaufman County<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 1850. A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv. Cedar Grove is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Cedar Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time While we believe that this Cedar Grove is located in Kaufman County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Cedar Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Angelina, El Paso and Van Zandt County. Beyond Texas, 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), Louisiana (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), Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Grove. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cedar Grove. 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. 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. We originally found mention of Cedar Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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> We also found Cedar Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
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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 Kaufman County: www.kaufmancounty.net/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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From that list, the Cedar Grove post office opened in 1850.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kaufman, 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/