Welcome to Cedar ...

Cedar is located in Twin Falls County<1>.

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

Cedar is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cedar is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Cedar and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Cedar: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Cedar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Cedar - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), 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.

• Twin Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <5>
• Jerome
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Jerome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <5>
• Kimberly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
• Filer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
  • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <5>
• Wendell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Gooding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Hagerman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
  • Hagerman is located in Gooding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerman <5>
• Hollister
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollister have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Castleford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleford
  • Castleford is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleford <5>
• Clover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Twin Falls County
• Falls City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Jerome 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. 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 mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Cedar mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

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 Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/