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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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Crawford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Cherokee)
  • Bourbon County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
    • Barrett ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Barrett is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Coal Valley ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
    • Weir
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Weir is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Roseland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Scammon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Carona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
    • Stone City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Mackie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Mineral ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
    • Mayer ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayer is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
  • Labette County
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Stark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Galesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Barton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
    • Mindenmines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Burgess
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Liberal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Oakton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lamar Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
    • Opolis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Asbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Asbury is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asbury <1>
    • Waco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Medoc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Smithfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carl Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Klondike
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Thoms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Neck City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Neck City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Airport Drive
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Central City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Cliff Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Dennis Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Loma Linda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Leawood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leawood is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Redings Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Silver Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
    • Saginaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Spring City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Ottawa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
    • Hockerville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Picher ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cardin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Quapaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Commerce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • North Miami
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Peoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cherokee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherokee.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee 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 had a population of 1,087 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cherokee had a population of 711 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Cherokee ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherokee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherokee, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherokee.

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 helpful 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherokee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.