Welcome to Cherry Lane ...

Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County<1>.

The location of Cherry Lane 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 Lane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Cherry Lane is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cherry Lane is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Cherry Lane: (336)

Communities Also Named Cherry Lane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cherry Lane - they are located in Idaho, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Cherry Lane ...

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

• Galax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Elkin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Elkin is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <4>
• Jonesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Sparta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Dobson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Dobson is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
• Fries
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Ronda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
  • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <4>
• Hooker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Hooker is located in Alleghany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Lane ...

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

Adding Cherry Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cherry Lane post office opened in 1858.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/