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Welcome to Cedar Grove ...

Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

Cedar Grove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cedar Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cedar Grove: 731

The ZIP code for Cedar Grove: 38321<3>

Communities Also Named Cedar Grove ...

While we believe that this Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County, we know of another 13 Tennessee communities named Cedar Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bedford, Carter, Henderson, Humphreys, Knox, Pickett, Roane, Rutherford, Shelby, Sullivan, Sumner, Van Buren and Wilson County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), 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.

  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavinia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledbetter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lawrence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Humboldt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Medina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Cedar Grove post office opened in 1875.

We also found Cedar Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carroll, 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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cedar Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cedar Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/