Cedron, Missouri

Cedron is an unincorporated community in northern Moniteau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community was on a ridge above Schaaf Creek approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Prairie Home in adjacent Cooper County. It lies within the current Prairie Home Conservation Area.^[2]

A post office called Cedron was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1907.^[3] The name Cedron is derived from the Kidron Valley, in West Asia.^[4]

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedron, Missouri
[2]
Prairie Home, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)
[3]
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
[4]
"Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

38°46′25″N 92°34′04″W

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[1] [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedron, Missouri

[2] [2]
Prairie Home, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)

[3] [3]
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

[4] [4]
"Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

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Cedron, Missouri

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