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Welcome to Cedar Valley ...

Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Valley: Cedar Vly. (or less commonly used: Cedar Vally. or Cedar Vlly.)

Cedar Valley is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Cedar Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Cedar Valley - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (4), Iowa, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario (5), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Cedar Valley ...

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

  • Wooster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wadsworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
  • Ashland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Orrville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
    • Orrville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <4>
  • Rittman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Doylestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lodi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <4>
  • Loudonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Seville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Creston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Valley ...

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

Adding Cedar Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cedar Valley post office opened in 1841.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wayne, 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 Valley. 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 Valley - 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>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/