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History · Cedar Crest

Cedar Crest’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Cedar Crest. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cedar Crest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 276 at the 2020 census, down from 312 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 312 to 276 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cedar Crest, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cedar Crest is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cedar Crest has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Union Mission Site in Pin Oak Acres, 6.3 miles away.

Cedar Crest and the nearest listed places

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Union Mission SiteFarmers and Merchants BankTerritorial Commercial DistrictSaline District CourthouseLewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum SpringhouseWay House

Closest to Cedar Crest

Union Mission SitePin Oak Acres · Site6.3miFarmers and Merchants BankChouteau · Building10.4miTerritorial Commercial DistrictChouteau · Building10.5miSaline District CourthouseRose · Building10.8miLewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum SpringhouseSalina · Building11.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Union Mission Site’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Locust Grove📜 Sportsmen Acres📜 Chouteau📜 Salina

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