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Welcome to Cedar Hill ...

Cedar Hill is located in San Juan County<1>.


The location of Cedar Hill 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 Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Cedar Hill is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cedar Hill is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Cedar Hill: (505)

Communities Also Named Cedar Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Cedar Hill: This one is located in San Juan County and the other is located in San Miguel County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 35 communities that are also named Cedar Hill - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (3), Missouri, 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.

  • Bloomfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
  • Aztec
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <4>
  • Ignacio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
    • Ignacio is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <4>
  • Bondad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
  • Flora Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
    • Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <4>
  • Turley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Turley is located in San Juan County
  • Blanco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • La Boca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
    • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
  • La Plata
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Marvel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Marvel is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvel <4>

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 1892.

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

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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