The township occupies the extreme northwestern section of Greene county, and is one of a quartette of townships not invaded by railways, the others being Dawson, Greenbrier and Willow. Two railways, the Chicago Great Western and the Milwaukee almost touch the limits of Cedar and nearby towns afford good markets, so it has no commercial center of its own. 'Coon river, by a seemingly unnecessary bend, touches the southern part, but it is chiefly drained by Cedar creek, which comes in from Calhoun county and is a tributary of the 'Coon. Only one church in the township, the Catholic, which has a large congregation and is one of the strong churches in the county. The cemetery connected with the church is probably the largest rural burial ground in the county. "Cedar" has quite an acreage of wet land that is being slowly reclaimed, and is a good farming township. Many of the farms are unusually large, Joseph and Thomas Toyne owning and cultivating about 1,200 acres each. The Gowers, Mackeys and Careys have large possessions. Like most of the townships of Greene county Cedar has nothing startling to put on record of historical significance. It is a region of comfortable homes and prosperous inmates.