Welcome to Cedar ...

Cedar is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Cedar is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cedar, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cedar: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Cedar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Cedar: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Ashland County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 35 communities that are also named Cedar - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (3), North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cedar ...

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

• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashland
  • From Cedar to Ashland
• Ironwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ironwood
  • From Cedar to Ironwood
• Hurley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hurley
  • From Cedar to Hurley
• Montreal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Montreal is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montreal
  • From Cedar to Montreal
• Mellen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• Odanah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
  • Odanah is located in Ashland County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Odanah
  • From Cedar to Odanah
• High Bridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to High Bridge
  • From Cedar to High Bridge
• Gile
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Gile is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gile
  • From Cedar to Gile
• Tannery Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
• White City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Ashland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar ...

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

Adding Cedar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedar 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Cedar post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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