Cedoux is an

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in the Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97 in the

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, Canada. It is held

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status prior to July 21, 1913. Cedoux is located on Highway 35, approximately north of the City of

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and approximately southeast of Regina.

History

The colonization of the community of Cedoux, situated 15 miles north of Weyburn, began to form in 1902 with the arrival of a few

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and

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settlers. The official date that Cedoux was named is unknown. It was believed at first to have been named the same time as Cedoux Post Office, April 1, 1905, but a receipt shows it as having possibly been named as early as July 9, 1904. Cedoux became a village on July 21, 1913.

References

Former villages in Saskatchewan Wellington No. 97, Saskatchewan Populated places established in 1902 Division No. 2, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision2-geo-stub