Editing Cedar Springs, Michigan (section)

==History==
The area was first settled by Robin Hicks as early as 1855, and the first post office was established on February 4, 1857, with Nicholas Hill serving as the first postmaster.  The new village was platted in 1859.  The [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]] built a railway line through the area in 1868 and allowed for the growth of the village, which incorporated in 1871.  The name Cedar Springs came from the abundance of cedar trees and springs found throughout the area.  The village incorporated as a city in 1959.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=106}}</ref>