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Welcome to Cedon ...

Cedon is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Cedon is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cedon: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Cedon ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Royal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Thornburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Partlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Snell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Massaponax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
  • Ruther Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hewlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
  • Penola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Penola is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedon ...

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

Adding Cedon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cedon post office opened in 1900. The Cedon post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedon - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Cedon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Cedon 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/