Cedar Ridge California Map
Cedar Ridge, Nevada County
Cedar Ridge, California — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cedar Ridge, Nevada County.
Interactive Map of Cedar Ridge, California
| City | Cedar Ridge |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Nevada |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.198783 |
| Longitude | -121.021058 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Cedar Ridge, California
Cedar Ridge is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. Cedar Ridge is located at 39.1988°N, 121.0211°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95370.0.
Cedar Ridge unfolds across a landscape where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their gentle descent, a place defined by ponderosa pines that whisper secrets on the breeze and manzanita bushes displaying their burnished, peeling bark. It lies 25.8 miles north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 2.6 miles east-south-east of Grass Valley. The air here, especially in the late afternoons, carries a dry, sun-baked fragrance, a scent of resin and dust that clings to the ochre-colored earth. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to steeper ravines where the occasional creek bed, dry for much of the year, carves its patient path. The very light seems to have a different quality, a honeyed luminescence that filters through the dense canopy, illuminating the undergrowth in shifting patterns. The history of Cedar Ridge is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who sought its resources. This land was once a crossroads for those drawn by the promise of gold, though the true wealth of Cedar Ridge has always been its timber and the fertile pockets of land that supported a hardy agrarian spirit. The economy still hums with the quiet industry of logging and the seasonal bounty of local orchards, a legacy passed down through generations. You can still find remnants of old logging roads, faint scars on the terrain, and the occasional weathered barn that stands as a stoic sentinel to a bygone era, a quiet testament to the enduring character of Cedar Ridge.
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About This Cedar Ridge Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Cedar Ridge, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cedar Ridge and Nevada County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cedar Ridge is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cedar Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
