Cherokee (OK)

Welcome to Cherokee County ...

Time Zone: Cherokee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Tahlequah is the Seat for Cherokee County.

Cherokee County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cherokee had a population of 48,657 people. This is an increase of 3.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 47,126 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 1.26% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Oklahoma
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- Website for the //libraries.ok.gov/state-government/archives-and-records/

Websites specific to Cherokee County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Adair County
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- Mayes County
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- Muskogee County
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- Sequoyah County
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- Wagoner County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Cemeteries of Cherokee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Cemeteries of Cherokee County

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.