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Welcome to Cedar Bluffs ...

Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Bluffs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Bluffs: Cedar Blfs.

Cedar Bluffs is 2,550 feet [777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cedar Bluffs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cedar Bluffs (for example, toward Benkelman (NE)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Cedar Bluffs: 785

Communities Also Named Cedar Bluffs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Cedar Bluffs: This one is located in Decatur County and the other is located in Trego County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 5 communities that are also named Cedar Bluffs - they are located in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and New York.

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

Communities near Cedar Bluffs ...

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

  • McCook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <3>
  • Oberlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Herndon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Danbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
  • Lebanon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Traer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Kanona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Red Willow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
  • Lyle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Bluffs ...

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

Adding Cedar Bluffs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Bluffs 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 Bluffs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cedar Bluffs post office opened in 1873. The Cedar Bluffs post office closed in 1958.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Bluffs - 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>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/