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Welcome to Cherokee ...The city of Cherokee is located in Crawford County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherokee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. The origin (or the toponymy) of Cherokee: Named after the Cherokee tribe. When the people of Cherokee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cherokeean<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cherokee has a population of 707 people<3> (see below for details). Cherokee is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Cherokee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Cherokee: (620) The ZIP code for Cherokee: 66724<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cherokee had an population of 707 people. This is a decrease of 0.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee had a population of 714 people. This makes Cherokee the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Cherokee represents 0.03% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 242nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 714 people, the population of Cherokee decreased 1.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 722 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Cherokee. Communities Also Named Cherokee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Cherokee: This one is located in Crawford County and the other is located in Morris County. Beyond Kansas, there are 30 communities that are also named Cherokee - they are located in Alabama, California (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maine, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherokee. Communities near Cherokee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cherokee.
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 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Cherokee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Cherokee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherokee. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherokee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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