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Welcome to Cedonia ...

Cedonia is located on Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (central Washington state).

Cedonia is located in Stevens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Cedonia is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cedonia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cedonia: 509

Communities Also Named Cedonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cedonia - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Cedonia ...

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

  • Fruitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gifford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Inchelium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Daisy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Stevens County
  • Miles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Lincoln County
  • Waits
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
    • Waits is located in Stevens County
  • Fort Spokane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spokane
    • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
  • Rice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Stevens County
  • Grays
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
    • Grays is located in Stevens County
  • Addy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedonia ...

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

Adding Cedonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedonia 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 Cedonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cedonia post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cedonia - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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