Cedonia (pronounced sĕh-dōn-ya) is a very small

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. Formerly a town,Kay L. Counts, ''Stevens County'', Arcadia Publishing, 2014, ,
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Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...

, on the western slope of hills known as Summit Mines, at a river section known as Lake Roosevelt, a reservoir created by

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is the primary transportation arterial in the community. The area surrounding it is primarily a farming and ranching community with some logging activity. Cedonia comprises the Ye Olde Country Store, a veterinary clinic, and seven homes. There are a few farms surrounding it, and The Cedonia Community Church lies just outside the city limits. The church tends to be seen as the focal point of the community, hosting many community events as well as events from neighboring communities. The church is also the source of the name Cedonia. When it was built in 1897, the settlers searched for a name for their community. They settled on the name Cedonia, a shortened version of Macedonia from the plea to the apostle Paul in Acts Ch. 16 vs. 9 that says, "Come over here to Macedonia and help us." Education services are provided by Columbia High School in Hunters, Washington, about 3 miles due south of Cedonia. Huckleberry Mountain of the

Selkirk Mountains The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mica Pe ...

rise to the east of the community and the

Kettle River Range The Kettle River Range, often called the Kettle Range, is the southernmost range of the Monashee Mountains, located in far southeastern British Columbia, Canada and Ferry County, Washington, in the United States. Most of the northern half of the r ...

of the

Monashee Mountains The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range lying mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch from north to south and from east to west. They are a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains. The highes ...

lie across the Columbia River from Cedonia.

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*http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Cedonia&state=WA Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Unincorporated communities in Stevens County, Washington Populated places established in 1897 Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River {{StevensCountyWA-geo-stub