Cedar Hammock is an unincorporated area in Manatee County, Florida, in the United States.

The hammock was home to several farms which grew onions, cabbage, potatoes, and other produce.

[3] The Cedar Hammock area did not start to experience large residential growth until the late 1940s as trailer parks began to open on former farmland along the Tamiami Trail.

In 1950, the Cedar Hammock Civic Association was founded by residents to promote improvement of the area.

[4] In 1952, the association and area residents waged and won a battle against the city over Bradenton developing a garbage dump in Cedar Hammock.