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Village · Saunders County · Population 615 (2020 census) · ZIP 68015 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 632 (1980)

About Cedar Bluffs

Cedar Bluffs is a village of 615 on NE 109 in northern Saunders County, about 6 miles southwest of Fremont across the Platte. It has Cedar Bluffs Public Schools (pre-K through 12), St. Matthew Lutheran and St. Mary Catholic churches.

History

The village was founded in 1886 on the Chicago & North Western's Lincoln line and incorporated in 1887 with about 200 people. It was named for a steep bluff on the Platte about 2½ miles north where cedar trees grew. The first Mass in the area was said in 1869 in Michael Malloy's dugout, and Lutheran services began in 1876. A tornado on March 14, 1919, destroyed St. Matthew's church and school.

Nearby on the Platte is Pahuk, a bluff sacred to the Pawnee and listed on the National Register; it is on private land. The population peaked at 632 in 1980.

Highways and trails through Cedar Bluffs

Route	One way	Other way
NE 109Past the village; turns east toward US 77	East to US 77 south of Fremont	South through Colon to Wahoo (about 13 mi)

Nearby towns

Fremont	about 7 mi east-northeast	NE 109 and US 77
Colon	about 7 mi south	NE 109
Morse Bluff	about 8 mi west-northwest	County roads
North Bend	about 10 mi west-northwest	County roads
Leshara	about 10 mi east-southeast	County roads
Cedar Hill	about 10 mi west	County roads
Wahoo	about 12 mi south	NE 109

Things to see

Pahuk, the sacred Pawnee bluff on the Platte (National Register; private land, no public access) · St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 300 S. 2nd St. · St. Mary Catholic Church, 207 S. 3rd St. · Bramble WMA, 93 acres on the Platte northwest of town

Schools and health care

Schools: Cedar Bluffs Public Schools, 110 E. Main St.: Cedar Bluffs Elementary, Middle School and High School

Health care: Nearest hospital Methodist Fremont Health (about 6 mi)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Phillips, Past and Present of Saunders County (1915); Saunders County, Nebraska History (1983, NEGenWeb); Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names (1925); National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte North NRD; Nebraska Department of Transportation. Distances marked "about" are estimates.