| Cedar Hammock, Florida | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cedar Hammock |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Manatee |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 27.4669°N -82.5831°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 20 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 941 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-11175[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 294356 |
Cedar Hammock is an unincorporated area in Manatee County, Florida, in the United States. Flanked by Bradenton to the north and Oneco to the south, Cedar Hammock was a hardwood hammock which became a popular location for truck farming in the early 20th century.
Many residents of Bradenton maintained farms in Cedar Hammock. One of a few named hammocks in the area, Cedar Hammock was about 6,000 acres but only partially farm-able due to large areas of wetland. The hammock was home to several farms which grew onions, cabbage, potatoes, and other produce.[2]
Until 1906 when a drain was dug to Ware's Creek, much of the area was water-logged by several feet.[3]
The Cedar Hammock area did not start to experience large residential growth until the late 1940s as trailer parks began to open on former farmland along the Tamiami Trail. In 1950, the Cedar Hammock Civic Association was founded by residents to promote improvement of the area.[4]
In 1952, the association and area residents waged and won a battle against the city over Bradenton developing a garbage dump in Cedar Hammock.[5]
In 1957, the Cedar Hammock Fire Control District was established.[6]