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Welcome to Cedars ...

Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedars, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Cedars is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cedars: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Cedars ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Cedars - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware (2), Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cedars ...

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

  • Brockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ogdensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prescott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gouverneur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexandria Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Heuvelton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Morristown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rensselaer Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
    • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
  • Richville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <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 Cedars. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedars.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedars ...

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

Adding Cedars to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cedars post office opened in 1892.

We also found Cedars on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedars.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedars - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Cedars area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Cedars area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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