Welcome to Cherry ...

Cherry is located in Yavapai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Cherry is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cherry is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cherry lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Cherry: 928

Communities Also Named Cherry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cherry - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (3), Ontario, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cherry ...

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

• Prescott Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Valley
  • Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prescott Valley
  • From Cherry to Prescott Valley
• Cottonwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cottonwood
  • From Cherry to Cottonwood
• Camp Verde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camp Verde
  • From Cherry to Camp Verde
• Clarkdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
  • Clarkdale is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkdale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarkdale
  • From Cherry to Clarkdale
• Dewey - Humboldt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
  • Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dewey - Humboldt
  • From Cherry to Dewey - Humboldt
• Jerome
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jerome
  • From Cherry to Jerome
• Clemenceau ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemenceau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemenceau
  • Clemenceau is located in Yavapai County
• Smelter City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter City
  • Smelter City is located in Yavapai County
• Cornville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
  • Cornville is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cornville
  • From Cherry to Cornville
• Dewey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dewey
  • From Cherry to Dewey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry ...

Looking for more information about Cherry? 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 Cherry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cherry.

Adding Cherry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry 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 Cherry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Cherry post office opened in 1884.

We also found Cherry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/