Welcome to Cedar Hill ...
Cedar Hill is located in Montgomery County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Cedar Hill is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cedar Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Cedar Hill: 662
Communities Also Named Cedar Hill ...
While we believe that this Cedar Hill is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Cedar Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Madison and Yazoo County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 35 communities that are also named Cedar Hill - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3) and Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Hill.
Communities near Cedar Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cedar Hill.
- Grenada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eupora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
- Eupora is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
- Duck Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Vaiden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
- Kilmichael
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- North Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
- Walthall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Slate Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cedar Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Cedar Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Hill ...
Looking for more information about Cedar Hill? 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 Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cedar Hill.
Adding Cedar Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cedar Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cedar Hill post office opened in 1907.
We also found Cedar Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedar Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Hill - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |