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

  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.

38°46′25″N 92°34′04″W / 38.77361°N 92.56778°W / 38.77361; -92.56778


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