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Welcome to Cherry ...

Cherry is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Cherry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Cherry: 252

Communities Also Named Cherry ...

While we believe that this Cherry is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Cherry. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaufort and Mecklenburg County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 15 communities that are also named Cherry - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ontario, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cherry ...

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

  • Edenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <3>
  • New Lands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
  • Pea Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Skinnersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • Westover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Westover is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Pine Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Wenona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry ...

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

Adding Cherry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry 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 Cherry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cherry post office opened in 1898. The Cherry post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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