Cedar, Iowa | |
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Cedar Hall | |
Coordinates: 41°12′44″N 92°31′33″W / 41.21222°N 92.52583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Mahaska |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 52543[1] |
Area code | 641 |
GNIS feature ID | 455220[2] |
Cedar is an unincorporated community in southeastern Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 23 southeast of the city of Oskaloosa, the county seat of Mahaska County.[3]
Cedar has a Methodist church, Christian Reformed church, and a grain elevator.
A post office opened in 1874.[4]
The Burlington and Western Railway arrived in Cedar in late 1882. This was a narrow gauge line, widened to standard gauge in 1902 and taken over by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. the Burlington line was abandoned in 1934.[5]
Cedar's population was 53 in 1925.[6] The population was 113 in 1940.[7]