Welcome to Cherry Creek ...

The village of Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

The location of Cherry Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cherry Creek has a population of 431 people<3> (see below for details).

Cherry Creek is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Cherry Creek lies within the (716) area code.

Websites for Cherry Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cherry Creek, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cherry Creek had an population of 431 people. This is a decrease of 6.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherry Creek had a population of 461 people. This makes Cherry Creek the county's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 461 people, the population of Cherry Creek decreased 16.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 551 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cherry Creek.

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), Mississippi, Nevada (2), 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.

• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Dunkirk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <5>
• Fredonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <5>
• Lakewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Gowanda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <5>
• Silver Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
• Falconer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
  • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <5>
• Brocton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <5>
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
• Little Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <5>

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. Our list includes 4 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cherry Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1828.

We also found Cherry Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/