Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Cherokee itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Pentz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentz
- Pentz is located in Butte County
- Yankee Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
- Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
- Big Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oroville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyandotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wyandotte
- From Cherokee to Wyandotte
- Hurleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurleton
- Hurleton is located in Butte County
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nimshew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merrimac
- From Cherokee to Merrimac
- Forbestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Ranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumpkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lumpkin
- From Cherokee to Lumpkin
- Lovelock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Chico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bigg's
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powellton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Powellton is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Powellton
- From Cherokee to Powellton
- Gridley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honcut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clipper Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |