Welcome to Little Cedar ...

Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Cedar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Little Cedar is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Little Cedar is located in the (641) area code.

The ZIP code for Little Cedar: 50454<4>

Communities near Little Cedar ...

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

• Osage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <5>
• Saint Ansgar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <5>
• Le Roy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Riceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Riceville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <5>
• Lyle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <5>
• Elma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <5>
• Stacyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
• Rose Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
  • Rose Creek is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <5>
• Rudd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
  • Rudd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudd <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Cedar ...

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

Adding Little Cedar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little 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 Little Cedar was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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