Cedar Bluff, Iowa

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Cedar Bluff, Iowa
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Cedar Bluff, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°47′09″N91°18′30″W / 41.78583°N 91.30833°W / 41.78583; -91.30833 Coordinates: 41°47′09″N91°18′30″W / 41.78583°N 91.30833°W / 41.78583; -91.30833
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cedar
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563
GNIS feature ID455223 [1]

Cedar Bluff is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. [1]

A post office was established here in 1841; it was then called Cedar River. In 1849, its name was changed to Gower's Ferry. It received its present name, Cedar Bluff, in 1859. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cedar Bluff". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 534.