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Welcome to Cedar Grove ...

Cedar Grove is located in Philadelphia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

Cedar Grove is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cedar Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Cedar Grove: This one is located in Philadelphia County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 94 communities that are also named Cedar Grove - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (6), Maine (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), New Jersey (5), New Mexico (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (4), Virginia (7), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cedar Grove ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
  • Burlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Grove ...

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

Adding Cedar Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cedar Grove post office opened in 1832.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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