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Welcome to Cedar Creek ...

Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek: Cedar Crk. (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. or Cedar Cr.)

Cedar Creek is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cedar Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cedar Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cedar Creek: 970

Communities Also Named Cedar Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Cedar Creek - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cedar Creek ...

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

  • Montrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Olathe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Olathe is located in Montrose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Crawford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cimarron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
    • Cimarron is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <3>
  • Uncompahgre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
    • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
  • Vernal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
    • Vernal is located in Montrose County
  • Colona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
    • Colona is located in Ouray County
  • Eldredge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
    • Eldredge is located in Ouray County
  • Maher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Loghill Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loghill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
    • Loghill Village is located in Ouray 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 Cedar Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Creek ...

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

Adding Cedar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cedar Creek in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

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

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

The official website for Montrose County: www.co.montrose.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montrose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Creek - 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.









 

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