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Cedar Mills is located

Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

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

Cedar Mills is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, Ohio and Ontario.

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.

  • Sherman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Denison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Whitesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madill
    • Madill is located in Marshall County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madill <3>
  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Marshall County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
  • Colbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
    • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <3>
  • Southmayd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Cedar Mills in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Cedar Mills post office opened in 1872.

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedar Mills - 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/









 

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