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Welcome to Cedar Creek ...

Cedar Creek is located in Washington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

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

Cedar Creek is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cedar Creek is located in the (262) area code.

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), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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.

  • Brookfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Menomonee Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
    • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
  • West Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
    • West Bend is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Mequon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mequon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
  • Germantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Germantown is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
  • Pewaukee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
    • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
  • Brown Deer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
    • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Port Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
    • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
  • Cedarburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
    • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people

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.

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 for Cedar Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cedar Creek post office opened in 1848.

We also found Cedar Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washington, 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>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.
<4>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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