Welcome to Cherokee ...

Cherokee is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

When the people of Cherokee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cherokeean<2>

Cherokee is 6,840 feet [2,085 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cherokee is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cherokee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cherokee: 307

Communities Also Named Cherokee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Cherokee - they are located in Alabama, California (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cherokee ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Cherokee.

Wamsutter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsutter
- Wamsutter is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamsutter <4>
Riner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner
- Riner is located in Sweetwater County
Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Sweetwater County
Rawlins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Rawlins is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <4>
Frewen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frewen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frewen
- Frewen is located in Sweetwater County
Red Desert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
- Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
Sinclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Sinclair is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cherokee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherokee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherokee ...

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

Adding Cherokee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherokee 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 Cherokee was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Cherokee mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherokee.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cherokee refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cherokee may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherokee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.