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Welcome to Cedar Springs ...

Cedar Springs is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

We don't have a date for the establishment of Cedar Springs. The community was inundated by Lake Silverwood.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Springs: Cedar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cedar Spngs. or Cedar Sprngs.)

Cedar Springs is 6,820 feet [2,079 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cedar Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cedar Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cedar Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Cedar Springs: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 31 communities that are also named Cedar Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Cedar Springs ...

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

  • West Covina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <3>
  • Glendora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Azusa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
    • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <3>
  • Covina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covina
    • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covina <3>
  • Monrovia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Claremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • San Dimas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.