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Welcome to Cherry Hill ...

Cherry Hill is located in Wayne County<1>.


The location of Cherry Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Cherry Hill is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Cherry Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Cherry Hill - they are located in Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland (6), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cherry Hill ...

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

  • Ann Arbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dearborn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Livonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Farmington Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
    • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
  • Southfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Novi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
    • Novi is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
  • Taylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Dearborn Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
    • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <4>
  • Lincoln Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Hill ...

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

Adding Cherry Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cherry Hill post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherry Hill.

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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