Place:Cedar Bluff, Cherokee, Alabama, United States

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NameCedar Bluff
Alt namesJeffersonsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1003974
TypeTown
Coordinates34.221°N 85.596°W
Located inCherokee, Alabama, United States
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Cedar Bluff is a town in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,845. Unlike the rest of the county, Cedar Bluff is a wet town. Cedar Bluff is located on the north shore of Weiss Lake, noted for its crappie fishing.

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A post office called Cedar Bluff has been in operation since 1837. Once the county seat from about 1836 to 1844 before being removed to Centre, the city was named for groves of cedar trees above the bluffs of the nearby river.

The Cornwall Furnace near Cedar Bluff is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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