Cedarville, California

Cedarville is a census-designated place located 20mi east of Alturas, at an elevation of 4652ft, in Modoc County, California.GeographyCedarville is located at 41°31' North, 120°10' West .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.4sqmi, 99.92% of it land, and 0.08% of it water.The largest town in Surprise Valley, Cedarville is located on the alluvial apron at the mouth of Cedar Canyon, on the eastern base of the Warner Mountains, near the western shore of Middle Alkali Lake.ClimateCedarville has a steppe climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.HistoryOriginally known as Deep Creek, Cedarville was founded around 1864 as a stopping place for wagon trains. In 1867 a trading post was being run by William Cressler and John Bonner, who later also built the first road over Cedar Pass, which connected Surprise Valley to Alturas and the rest of Modoc County.The first post office opened in 1869. The current name is derived from Cedarville, Ohio. As branch county seat of Siskiyou County, nearby Lake City was the population center of Surprise Valley until Modoc County formed in 1874. However, by 1880 Cedarville was the largest in the valley, with a population of around 220, and once Fort Bidwell, 20mi to the north was demilitarized, Cedarville's central location and access to Cedar Pass made it the natural population and business center of the valley.