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 48,819 people. This is an increase of 3.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,987 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cherokee represented 1.25% 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
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Oklahoma
  • 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