Welcome to Cherokee ...

Cherokee is located in Hill Country.

Cherokee is located in San Saba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherokee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

When the people of Cherokee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cherokeean<2>

Cherokee is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cherokee lies within the (325) area code.

The ZIP code for Cherokee: 76832<4>

Communities Also Named Cherokee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Cherokee: This one is located in San Saba County and the other is located in Rusk County.

Beyond Texas, there are 30 communities that are also named Cherokee - they are located in Alabama, California (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cherokee ...

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

• Llano
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano
  • Llano is located in Llano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Llano <5>
• San Saba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba
  • San Saba is located in San Saba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Saba <5>
• Baby Head ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baby Head have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • Baby Head is located in Llano County
• Valley Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Spring
  • Valley Spring is located in Llano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Spring <5>
• Bend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <5>
• Lone Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
• Tow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tow
  • Tow is located in Llano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tow <5>
• Bluffton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Llano County
  • Bluffton has also been known as:
  • New Bluffton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Pontotoc
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <5>
• Buchanan Lake Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
  • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County

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 Cherokee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherokee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cherokee. 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 Cherokee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherokee ...

Looking for more information about Cherokee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cherokee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cherokee.

Adding Cherokee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherokee 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 Cherokee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cherokee post office opened in 1858.

We also found Cherokee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherokee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/

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