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Welcome to Cedar Grove ...

Cedar Grove is located in Walker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

Cedar Grove is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cedar Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cedar Grove (for example, toward Ider (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Cedar Grove: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Cedar Grove ...

While we believe that this Cedar Grove is located in Walker County, we know of another 5 Georgia communities named Cedar Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chatham, DeKalb, Fulton, Laurens and Madison County.

Beyond Georgia, 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), 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), Texas (4), Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Cedar Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.walkercochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cedar Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cedar Grove ...

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

  • John Ross Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Lytle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • Martindale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Martindale is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Villanow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Villanow is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • LaFayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Thompsonville is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
  • Summerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chickamauga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Cedar Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Grove 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 (so far) for Cedar Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cedar Grove post office opened in 1855. The Cedar Grove post office closed in 1954.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Cedar Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Cedar Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/