Cedron, Missouri

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Cedron is an unincorporated community in northern Moniteau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community was on a ridge above Schaaf Creek approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Prairie Home in adjacent Cooper County. It lies within the current Prairie Home Conservation Area. [2]

History

A post office called Cedron was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1907. [3] The name Cedron is derived from the Kidron Valley, in West Asia. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedron, Missouri
  2. ↑ Prairie Home, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

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