Welcome to Cedar Hill ...

Cedar Hill is located in Albany 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 1833.

Cedar Hill is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cedar Hill is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Cedar Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Mexico (2), 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.

• Albany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Cohoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Colonie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Menands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Wyantskill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
• Ravena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Green Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
  • Green Island is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <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.<6>

From that list, the Cedar Hill post office opened in 1833.

We also found Cedar Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/