Welcome to Cherryfield ...

Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherryfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Cherryfield is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cherryfield is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cherryfield: 828

Communities Also Named Cherryfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cherryfield - they are located in Maine, Maryland, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Cherryfield ...

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

• Brevard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
• Mills River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <3>
• Laurel Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
• Balsam Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Grove
  • Balsam Grove is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balsam Grove <3>
• Lake Toxaway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Toxaway
  • Lake Toxaway is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Toxaway <3>
• Pisgah Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
  • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <3>
• Seven Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
• Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
  • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
• Rocky Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
  • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
• Cedar Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherryfield ...

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

Adding Cherryfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cherryfield post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherryfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

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