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Welcome to Cherry County ...

Time Zone: The communities of Cherry County are split between two time zones. Some communities are located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and they observe daylight saving time. The other communities are located in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and they observe daylight saving time.

The community of Valentine is the Seat for Cherry County.

Cherry County was founded in 1883.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherry had a population of 5,689 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherry represented 0.31% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Cherry County:

  • Cody
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cody is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <2>
  • Crookston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kilgore
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Merriman
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nenzel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nenzel is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenzel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nenzel <2>
  • Valentine
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Lake
    (46 miles [74 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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