Cedar
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just SE of Nanaimo, Cedar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°06'56"N, 123°51'01"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cedar (Post Office) adopted 2 September 1948 on C.3577 as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Cedar (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92G/4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Cedar Post Office established 1 April 1888; named because of the profusion of cedar trees. December 1933 sketch of townsite on file with Post Office card. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |