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Welcome to Cheek ...

Cheek is located on the Gulf Coast.

Cheek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Cheek is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Cheek: 409

Communities Also Named Cheek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cheek - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Cheek ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Arthur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nederland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Groves
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <3>
  • Lumberton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Port Neches
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Vidor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vidor is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <3>
  • Sour Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bevil Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <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 Cheek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheek ...

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

Adding Cheek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheek 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 (so far) for Cheek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cheek post office opened in 1906. The Cheek post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/