Welcome to The Cedars ...

The Cedars is located in Placer County<1>.

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

The Cedars is 5,780 feet [1,762 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of The Cedars is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for The Cedars: (530)

Communities Also Named The Cedars ...

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

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

Communities near The Cedars ...

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

• Truckee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
  • Truckee is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <4>
• Donner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Donner is located in Placer County
• Norden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Norden is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norden <4>
• Donner Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
  • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
• Soda Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <4>
• Donner Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
  • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
• Kingvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
  • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
• Big Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Placer County
• Prosser Lake Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
  • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
• Baltimore Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
  • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Cedars ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/