Cedar Valley, Missouri Explained

Cedar Valley is an extinct town in Taney County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The townsite was on Long Creek and Big Cedar Hollow just north of the current Missouri Route 86 bridge. The location is currently submerged under the waters of Table Rock Lake.^{[1] [2]}

A post office called Cedar Valley was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1935.^[3] The community took its name from a nearby valley of the same name.^[4]

References

36.54°N -93.2922°W

Notes and References

1. Forsyth 1:125000 Scale Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1907 (1921 rev.)
2. Table Rock Dam, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (Photorevised 1981)
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 December 2016.
4. Web site: Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071824/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_taney.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 27, 2016 .