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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]

History

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]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedron, Missouri
^ Prairie Home, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ "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 / 38.77361°N 92.56778°W / 38.77361; -92.56778

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[1] 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.

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Cedron, Missouri

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