Welcome to Cheek ...

Cheek is located on the Gulf Coast.

Cheek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Cheek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Cheek is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Cheek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cheek lies within the (409) area code.

Communities Also Named Cheek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cheek - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheek.

Communities near Cheek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cheek.

• Beaumont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <4>
• Port Arthur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Port Arthur is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Arthur <4>
• Nederland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
• Groves
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <4>
• Lumberton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <4>
• Port Neches
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
  • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <4>
• Vidor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
  • Vidor is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <4>
• Sour Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Lake
  • Sour Lake is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sour Lake <4>
• Bevil Oaks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
  • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
• China
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • China is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cheek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cheek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheek. See our Newspapers Page for Cheek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheek ...

Looking for more information about Cheek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cheek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cheek.

Adding Cheek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cheek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cheek post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/