Cedar, Indiana

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Cedar
Unincorporated community
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Cedar
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Cedar
Coordinates: 41°18′46″N85°09′22″W / 41.31278°N 85.15611°W / 41.31278; -85.15611
Country United States
State Indiana
County DeKalb
Township Butler
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
ZIP code
46738
FIPS code 18-10965 [1]
GNIS feature ID432258 [2]

Cedar is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.

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History

Cedar was named after Cedar Creek. [3] The post office was discontinued in 1914. [4]

Geography

Cedar is located at 41°18′46″N85°09′22″W / 41.31278°N 85.15611°W / 41.31278; -85.15611 .

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Cedar, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  90. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ..name comes from the stream Cedar Creek...
  4. ↑ "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.


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