Welcome to Big Cedar ...

Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Cedar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Big Cedar is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Big Cedar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Big Cedar: (918) & (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Big Cedar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Big Cedar - they are located in Idaho and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Cedar.

Communities near Big Cedar ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Cedar.

• Heavener
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <4>
• Hatfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <4>
• Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
• Smithville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Muse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
  • Muse is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muse <4>
• Octavia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
  • Octavia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Octavia <4>
• Conser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
  • Conser is located in Le Flore County
• Hodgen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
  • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County
  • Former name for Hodgen:
  • Hodgens
  • Hodgen has also been known as:
  • Hodgens Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <4>
• Ludlow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
• Whitesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big Cedar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Cedar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Cedar. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Cedar.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Cedar. See our Newspapers Page for Big Cedar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Cedar ...

Looking for more information about Big Cedar? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Cedar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Cedar.

Adding Big Cedar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Cedar in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Cedar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Cedar post office opened in 1903.

We also found Big Cedar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Cedar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Cedar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/