Welcome to Cedar Mountain ...

Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County<1>.

The location of Cedar Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Mountain: Cedar Mtn. (or less commonly used: Cedar Mntn.)

Cedar Mountain is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cedar Mountain is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Cedar Mountain: (828)

Communities Also Named Cedar Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cedar Mountain - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Cedar Mountain ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <4>
• Brevard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Pickens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Laurel Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Saluda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Rosman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <4>
• Seven Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania 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 Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Cedar Mountain? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cedar Mountain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cedar Mountain.

Adding Cedar Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Mountain 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 Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cedar Mountain post office opened in 1856.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/