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Welcome to Cherokee Forest ...

Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cherokee Forest: Cherokee Frst.

Cherokee Forest is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cherokee Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cherokee Forest: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Cherokee Forest ...

While we believe that this Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Cherokee Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee and DeKalb County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 5 communities that are also named Cherokee Forest - they are located in Alabama and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Cherokee Forest ...

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

  • Athens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
  • Chamberlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
  • Dry Pond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Commerce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
  • Madison Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
    • Former name for Madison Springs:
    • Alexanderville
  • Cleveland Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
  • Watkinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherokee Forest ...

Looking for more information about Cherokee Forest? 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 Cherokee Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cherokee Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherokee Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Cherokee Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Cherokee Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.