Welcome to Cedar Lake ...

Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County<1>.

The location of Cedar Lake 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 Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Lake: Cedar Lk.

Cedar Lake is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cedar Lake is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Websites for Cedar Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cedar Lake, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cedar Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Cedar Lake - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia, Indiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Jersey (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ontario, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Cedar Lake ...

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

• Utica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Ilion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Little Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Whitesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
• New York Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Yorkville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <4>
• Mohawk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• New Hartford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
  • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Lake ...

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

Adding Cedar Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cedar Lake post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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