Cedar Springs
CEDAR SPRINGS Earliest known historic site in Dallas County Visited in 1840 by Colonel Wm. G. Cooke's preliminary exploration for a route between Austin and Red River. A community also called Cedar Springs, established in this vicinity in 1843 by Dr. John Cole, rivalled Dallas in an election in 1848 for county seat. In 1929, the land was annexed to Dallas.
32.8189° N, 96.8205° W
Where to Find It
on Lemmon Avenue between Hawthorne and Loma Alto Dr. in Craddock Park; Dallas
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Cedar Springs Dallas
- <0.1 mi N Reichenstein Home Dallas
- 0.6 mi E Stephen J. Hay School Dallas
- 0.8 mi SE The Crossroads Dallas
- 1 mi SE Governor W. Lee O'Daniel Dallas
- 1 mi SE Oaklawn United Methodist Church Dallas