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we pass this GPS location for Cedar:
37.555107, -82.103741
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We found 35 communities that share the name Cedar.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Cedar.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Raleigh County
This Cedar is located in Raleigh County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Cedar.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Mohave County
This Cedar is located in Mohave County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Cedar.
British Columbia
This Cedar lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
California
Los Angeles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cedar [Los Angeles County].
Colorado
San Miguel County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Cedar [San Miguel County].
Idaho
Twin Falls County
This Cedar is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Cedar.
Illinois
Whiteside County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cedar [Whiteside County].
Indiana
DeKalb County
This Cedar is located in DeKalb County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cedar.
Iowa
Mahaska County
This Cedar is located in Mahaska County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Cedar.
Monroe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Cedar [Monroe County].
Kansas
Johnson County
This Cedar is located in Johnson County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Cedar.
McPherson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Cedar.
Rooks County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cedar [Rooks County].
Smith County
This Cedar is located in Smith County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the west northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Cedar.
Wabaunsee County
This community is historic and although located in Wabaunsee County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Cedar.
Maine
Washington County
This Cedar is located in Washington County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar.
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Cedar is located in Norfolk County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Cedar.
Michigan
Dickinson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cedar [Dickinson County].
Leelanau County
This Cedar is located in Leelanau County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leelanau County community of Cedar.
Menominee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cedar [Menominee County].
Presque Isle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cedar [Presque Isle County].
Minnesota
Anoka County
This Cedar is located in Anoka County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Cedar.
Montana
Sanders County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Cedar [Sanders County].
Nevada
Elko County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Cedar.
Eureka County
This community is historic and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Cedar.
Washoe County
This community is historic and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Cedar.
North Carolina
Bladen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cedar [Bladen County].
Oklahoma
Latimer County
This Cedar is located in Latimer County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Cedar.
Logan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Cedar [Logan County].
South Dakota
Hand County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Cedar [Hand County].
Texas
Fayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cedar [Fayette County].
Harris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cedar [Harris County].
Utah
Emery County
This Cedar is located in Emery County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Cedar.
Wisconsin
Ashland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cedar [Ashland County].
Iron County
This Cedar is located in Iron County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar that is located in Mingo County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Cedar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Arrow (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cedar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar and extending to:
Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar to Williamson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5551, Longitude: -82.1037 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cedar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cedar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cedar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.958 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.735 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.315 degrees.