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CEDAR HILL,
TEXAS
Dallas
County, Ellis
County, Central
Texas North
32° 35' 18" N, 96° 56' 50" W (32.588333, -96.947222)
Hwy 67
16 miles SW of Dallas
downtown
SW of Duncanville
NW of Glenn
Heights and Ovilla
W of DeSoto
E of Grand
Prairie
N of Midlothian
NW of Waxahachie Ellis
County seat
ZIP codes 75104, 75106
Area codes 214, 469, 972
Population: 49,148 (2020)
45,028 (2010) 32,093 (2000) 19,976 (1990)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
CEDAR
HILL, TX
Cedar Hill is on U.S. Highway 67 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway, two miles north of the Ellis
county line in the rolling hills of southwestern Dallas
County. It was founded in the 1850s. A branch of the Chisholm
Trail once passed through the area, connecting with the main trail
near Fort Worth.
A post office was opened at Cedar Hill in 1852. In 1897 the
name was changed to Cedarhill, but by 1900 residents had reverted
to the old spelling. In 1856
a tornado hit the tiny community, destroying most of its buildings
and homes and claiming the lives of nine people. In 1890 the population
had grown to 500. By 1915 Cedar Hill had three churches, two banks,
and a number other businesses and professional services. In the 1980s
the population grew dramatically, especially after 1989 when Joe
Pool Lake opened nearby. Northwood Institute, founded in Michigan,
moved to Cedar Hill in 1966. In 1990 Cedar Hill had a population of
19,988, and in 2000 the city had 32,093 inhabitants and 786 business
establishments.
Carlton Stowers, "Cedar Hill, TX (Dallas County)," Handbook of Texas
Online, accessed February 06, 2023, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cedar-hill-tx-dallas-county.
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Cedar Hill,
Texas Chronicles
The post office
at Cedar Hill had only been open four short years when a tornado
blew through town in 1856.
See Cedar
Hill Tornado - 1856 by Marlene Bradford
An Encore
Bank Robbery
In slightly more resent times, Cedar Hill's downtown bank was robbed
by Ray Hamilton, sometime member of the Parker-Barrow
gang. Shortly after the robbery, a reporter learned that some
of the money was retained by the bank due to the efforts of a shrewd
teller who hid the money under his teller's cage window. The story
made the news and since the gang loved reading about themselves,
Ray performed an encore, relieving the teller of all his money (and
probably his new employee-of-the-month badge).
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Cedar Hill,
Texas Attractions
Cedar
Hill State Park
Situated on the Eastern Shore of Joe
Pool Lake and north of the city of Cedar Hill. Nearly 2,000
acres of forested land (including cedars) gives credence to the
town's name.
Joe
Pool Lake
Joe Pool Lake is a 7, 400-acre impoundment with a 64 mile shoreline
that serves as a reservoir for Midlothian. The northeastern corner
is in the city limits of Dallas,
and most of the remainder is in Grand
Prairie, but the lake also touches city limits of Cedar Hill,
Mansfield, and Midlothian.
Penn Farm
Agricultural History Center: 972-291-3900
The Cedar
Hill Chamber of Commerce
300 Houston St. (corner of Houston and Texas) 972-291-7817
Website: www.cedarhillchamber.org
The city's participation in the Main Street Cities Program, shows
that restoration and preservation are high priorities.
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Hill Hotels > Book Here
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1940s map showing
Cedar Hill in SW Dallas
County near Ellis
County line
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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