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History · Cedar Lake

Half of Cedar Lake’s homes were built after 1967

Most of Cedar Lake was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cedar Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cedar Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Cedar Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cedar Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cedar Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Cedar Lake had a population of 404. The CDP is in southwestern Canadian County, built around Cedar Lake, a reservoir. It is 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Hinton, 21 miles (34 km) southwest of El Reno, and 45 miles (72 km) west of Oklahoma City.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Cedar Lake on the map, 1893 to 1967

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cedar Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cedar Lake on the 1893 USGS mapCedar Lake on the 1967 USGS map1893Cogar sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cedar Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cedar Lake

Nobody well known was born in Cedar Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lee PaceAmerican actor · b. 1979
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Thomas P. StaffordAmerican astronaut · b. 1930
Clarence NashAmerican voice actor · b. 1904
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Jim ThompsonAmerican writer · b. 1906
Don McNeillUS tennis player · b. 1918
Cleavon LittleAmerican actor · b. 1939

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.