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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cherokee City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cherokee City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cherokee City is located in Benton County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Cherokee City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherokee City:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Cherokee City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee City, with the one closest to Cherokee City listed first.
    • Gentry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Maysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Decatur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hico
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hico is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Springtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Siloam Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gallatin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Gravette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Logan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Highfill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Highfill is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Washington County
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee City, with the one closest to Cherokee City listed first.
    • South West City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Noel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Ginger Blue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Jane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tiff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • Wylie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Adair County (OK)
  • Cherokee County (OK)
  • Craig County (OK)
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee City, with the one closest to Cherokee City listed first.
    • Colcord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Siloam Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dripping Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Sycamore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Beckwith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloud Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Kansas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kansas is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <1>
    • Brush Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Jay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Eucha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
  • Mayes County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee City, with the one closest to Cherokee City listed first.
    • Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Spavinaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Disney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Disney is located in Mayes County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Disney <1>
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Langley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pump Back
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wickliffe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Hoot Owl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Snake Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherokee City, see our County-by-County Page for Cherokee City.

Cemeteries Near Cherokee City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherokee City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cherokee City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherokee City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherokee City, with the one closest to Cherokee City listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cherokee City had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherokee City, with the one closest to Cherokee City listed first.

  • Bloomfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Pactolus ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pactolus is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hico is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Decatur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Siloam Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Springtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Springtown is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Clementine ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clementine is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
  • Gallatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gallatin is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Pond ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pond is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
  • Nebo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nebo is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherokee City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherokee City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cherokee City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherokee City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cherokee City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cherokee City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cherokee City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<2> of Cherokee City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cherokee City:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherokee City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cherokee City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.