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Welcome to Cedar Creek ...

Cedar Creek is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek: Cedar Crk. (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. or Cedar Cr.)

Cedar Creek is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cedar Creek: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Cedar Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Cedar Creek - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cedar Creek ...

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

  • Greeneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bolton Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Pleasant View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Jaybird
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Tusculum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tusculum is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Mosheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • West Myers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Marshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Creek ...

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

Adding Cedar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar Creek 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 (so far) for Cedar Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cedar Creek post office opened in 1831. The Cedar Creek post office closed in 1901.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Creek - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Cedar Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Cedar Creek 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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