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Welcome to Cedar Mills ...

Cedar Mills is located in Adams County<1>.

The pronunciation of Cedar Mills: SEE-dur<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Mills: Cedar Mls. (or less commonly used: Cedar Mlls.)

Cedar Mills is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Cedar Mills: 937 & 326<4>

Communities Also Named Cedar Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cedar Mills - they are located in Minnesota, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Cedar Mills ...

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

  • West Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peebles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Vanceburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
  • Rarden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinking Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
    • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Mills ...

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

Adding Cedar Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Mills 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 Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cedar Mills post office opened in 1868.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Cedar Mills. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Cedar Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Cedar Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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