Cedar, Minnesota

Cedar, Minnesota
Neighborhood
Cedar, Minnesota

Location of the neighborhood of Cedar
within the city of Oak Grove, Anoka County

Coordinates: 45°19′11″N 93°17′10″W / 45.31972°N 93.28611°W / 45.31972; -93.28611Coordinates: 45°19′11″N 93°17′10″W / 45.31972°N 93.28611°W / 45.31972; -93.28611
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Anoka County
Elevation 902 ft (275 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55011
Area code(s) 763
GNIS feature ID 640984[1]

Cedar is a neighborhood of Oak Grove, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. It was formally absorbed into the city of Oak Grove in 1993. Nearby places include the city of East Bethel. Cedar is located along Cedar Drive, on the south side of Viking Boulevard (Anoka County 22). Cedar Creek flows nearby.

Local businesses had included a cheese factory, still extant, and a station along the former Great Northern Railway. The neighborhood of Cedar is still distinct and identifiable, and signs mark its location, but it has officially been absorbed into the city of Oak Grove.

Cedar originally received its post office in 1899 under the name of Snapp, and changed its name to Cedar in 1900.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 24. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
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