title: Cedar Hill, New Mexico
text: # Cedar Hill, New Mexico
  
  Cedar Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 847 as of the 2010 census. The community is located on U.S. Route 550, near the Colorado border. Cedar Hill was originally known as Cox's Crossing. The name was chosen during a Literacy Society meeting by picking names out of a hat. A post office operated from 1892 to 1966.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Cedar Hill is located at 36°56′13″N 107°53′25″W﻿ / ﻿36.9369472°N 107.8903431°W﻿ / 36.9369472; -107.8903431. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.561 square miles (14.40 $km^2);$ 5.352 square miles (13.86 $km^2)$ of its area is land, and 0.209 square miles (0.54 $km^2)$ is water.
  
  ## Education
  
  The school district is Aztec Municipal Schools. Aztec High School is the local high school.
  
  