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Welcome to Cedar Grove ...

Cedar Grove is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

Cedar Grove is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cedar Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cedar Grove: 919 & 984<3>

The ZIP code for Cedar Grove: 27231<4>

Communities Also Named Cedar Grove ...

While we believe that this Cedar Grove is located in Orange County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Cedar Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbus, Davidson and Randolph County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 94 communities that are also named Cedar Grove - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (6), Maine (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), New Jersey (5), New Mexico (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (4), Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cedar Grove ...

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

  • Durham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Carrboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mebane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <5>
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <5>
  • Elon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Roxboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elon College
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Grove ...

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

Adding Cedar Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Grove 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 Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cedar Grove post office opened in 1826.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Cedar Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Cedar Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cedar Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cedar Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/