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Welcome to Cedric ...

Cedric is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Cedric is 5,190 feet [1,582 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cedric is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cedric: 406

Communities near Cedric ...

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

  • Butte - Silver Bow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
  • Whitehall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walkerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Bridges
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pipestone Hot Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
  • Pipestone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
  • Piedmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Silver Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Highland City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Janney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedric ...

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

Adding Cedric to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedric 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 Cedric was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedric.

Footnotes ...

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