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CHEROKEE COUNTY,
TEXAS
East
Texas
31° 50' 24" N, 95° 10' 12" W (31.84, -95.17)
Population: 50,412. (2020)
50,845 (2010) 46,659 (2000) 41,049 (1990)
Total area 1,062 square miles (2,750 km2):
1,053 square miles (2,730 km2) land
9.3 square miles (24 km2) water
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Cherokee County
History
(Historical
Marker on Courthouse Square in Rusk):
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Cherokee County has a rich and varied history. Spanish and French
explorers of the seventeenth century found Tejas and Hasinai Indians
living in this area, and Spanish missions were established in the
region. Driven out of the United States, the Cherokee Indians migrated
to this area about 1822, and were here at the time of early Anglo-American
colonization in the 1820s and 1830s. Under the administration of
Republic of Texas President Mirabeau
B.Lamar, the Cherokee were expelled from area in 1839.
Following formal creation of Cherokee County from Nacogdoches
County in 1846, settlement of the area increased rapidly. Family
farms and towns soon sprung up throughout the county. The building
of roads and the advancement of railroads and river navigation contributed
further to settlement. The chief economic base of the county from
its beginning, agriculture remained a vital force as industrialization
and business interests developed. The establishment of schools and
churches formed the basis for the area's social history. Cherokee
County has been the birthplace of two Texas governors, one governor
of Wyoming and one Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
1986
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Cherokee County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, forum...
County Seat - Rusk
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Cherokee County
Vintage Maps
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Cherokee County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cherokee County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cherokee County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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