Cedar Springs, Ohio

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Cedar Springs is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Natural springs in the area were believed by Native Americans to hold medicinal qualities. [2] Cedar Springs had its start in the 1870s when a hotel opened at the springs. [2] By 1900, the hotel had 100 rooms and attracted enough visitors that an electric interurban railroad branch was built from New Westville to nearby New Paris to accommodate tourists; the hotel closed in the 1930s. [3] More recently, Cedar Springs became the site of one of the first dedicated tiny house developments in the United States. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Springs, Ohio
  2. 1 2 Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 281.
  3. ↑ "Our History". New Paris Chamber of Commerce. New Paris, OH. 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Weiker, Jim (August 12, 2018). "Not-so-tiny hurdles". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, OH. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

39°50′17″N84°47′39″W / 39.83806°N 84.79417°W / 39.83806; -84.79417


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