Official Name: | Cedar, Minnesota |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Anoka County |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 902 |
Coordinates: | 45.3197°N -93.2861°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55011 |
Area Code: | 763 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 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]
. Warren Upham. Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Minnesota Historical Society. 2001. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 24. 0-87351-396-7.