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Cedar Bluff, Iowa

Coordinates: 41°47′09″N 91°18′30″W / 41.78583°N 91.30833°W / 41.78583; -91.30833
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Cedar Bluff, Iowa
Cedar Bluff, Iowa is located in Iowa
Cedar Bluff, Iowa
Cedar Bluff, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°47′09″N 91°18′30″W / 41.78583°N 91.30833°W / 41.78583; -91.30833
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyCedar
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code563
GNIS feature ID455223[1]

Cedar Bluff is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States.[1]

A post office was established here in 1841; it was then called Cedar River. In 1849, its name was changed to Gower's Ferry. It received its present name, Cedar Bluff, in 1859.[2] The population was 59 in 1940.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cedar Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 534.
  3. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 295.