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Welcome to Cherry Creek ...

Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Cherry Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Creek: Cherry Crk. (or less commonly used: Cherry Ck. or Cherry Cr.)

Cherry Creek is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cherry Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cherry Creek: (662)

Communities Also Named Cherry Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Cherry Creek - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia (2), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas (2), Nevada (2), New York, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cherry Creek ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pontotoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saltillo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <4>
  • Verona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
  • Guntown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
  • Thaxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
    • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <4>
  • Algoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Creek ...

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

Adding Cherry Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cherry Creek post office opened in 1851.

We also found Cherry Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Creek - 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>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.
<6>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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