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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cherokee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cherokee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cherokee, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Cherokee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cherokee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Cherokee is historic, it would have been located within present day Logan County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cherokee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherokee:
- Logan County (The home county of Cherokee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Marl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Belle Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Bellefontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russells Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rushsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Valley Hi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- De Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Harrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cridersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Minster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Mingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Kingscreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- North Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Saint Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Dialton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- New Stark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Roundhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Pfeiffer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Dola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Chuckery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- La Rue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Conover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Fletcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Jackson Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Montra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Botkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kettlersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Lockington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Filburns Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Milford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Wyandot County
- Marseilles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherokee, see our County-by-County Page for Cherokee.
Cemeteries Near Cherokee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherokee.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cherokee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherokee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Huntsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Northwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKirahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Cherokee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherokee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- New Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bellefontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belle Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Rushsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gretna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gretna is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Yelverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
- Bloom Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloom Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherokee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherokee.
Newspapers Published in Cherokee ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherokee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherokee, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherokee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cherokee:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cherokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherokee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |