Welcome to Cedar ...

Cedar is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Cedar is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cedar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Cedar: (641)

The ZIP code for Cedar: 52543<3>

Communities Also Named Cedar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Cedar: This one is located in Mahaska County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 35 communities that are also named Cedar - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (5), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (3), North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Cedar ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Albia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <4>
• Sigourney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• New Sharon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
  • New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <4>
• Eddyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Hedrick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Agency
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• What Cheer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar ...

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

Adding Cedar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cedar post office opened in 1874.

We also found Cedar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/