Welcome to Cedar Lake ...

Cedar Lake is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Lake: Cedar Lk.

Cedar Lake is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Cedar Lake: (952)

Communities Also Named Cedar Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Cedar Lake: This one is located in Scott County and the other is located in Crow Wing County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 21 communities that are also named Cedar Lake - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia, Indiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Mississippi, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Cedar Lake ...

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

• Bloomington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
• Lakeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <3>
• Eden Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <3>
• Burnsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
• Apple Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <3>
• Shakopee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
  • Shakopee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <3>
• Savage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <3>
• Prior Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <3>
• Chaska
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaska
  • Chaska is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaska <3>
• Chanhassen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chanhassen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
  • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Lake ...

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

Adding Cedar Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cedar Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cedar Lake post office opened in 1857.

We also found Cedar Lake in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/