Welcome to Cherokee ...Cherokee is located in Lawrence County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherokee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. When the people of Cherokee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cherokeean<2> Cherokee is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Cherokee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Cherokee: 606 Communities Also Named Cherokee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Cherokee: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Jefferson County. Beyond Kentucky, there are 30 communities that are also named Cherokee - they are located in Alabama, California (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherokee. Communities near Cherokee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cherokee.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherokee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cherokee. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherokee. See our Newspapers Page for Cherokee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherokee ...Looking for more information about Cherokee? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cherokee. Adding Cherokee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Cherokee 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 (so far) for Cherokee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherokee. Footnotes ...
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