Cedar Valley is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
editA post office called Cedar Valley was established in 1841, the name was changed to Cedarvalley in 1895, and the post office closed in 1903.[2] Cedar Valley was named for the valley of Cedar Run creek.[3]
Notable person
editDavid S. Stanley, a Union Army general during the American Civil War, was born at Cedar Valley in 1828.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Valley, Ohio
- ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 101.
- ^ The Portrait Monthly: Containing Sketches of Departed Heroes, and Prominent Personages of the Present Time, Interesting Stories, Etc. T.B. Leggett and Company. 1864. p. 133.
40°52′20″N 82°01′29″W / 40.87222°N 82.02472°W
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