Place:Cherokee, Iowa, United States

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NameCherokee
Alt namesCherokeesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates42.733°N 95.617°W
Located inIowa, United States     (1851 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Holy Name Cemetery
Marcus-Amherst Cemetery
Inhabited place
Aurelia
Cherokee
Cleghorn
Fielding
Larrabee
Marcus
Mary Hill
Meriden
Onawa Junction
Quimby
Washta
Township
Afton
Amherst
Cedar
Cherokee (township)
Diamond
Grand Meadow (township)
Liberty
Marcus (township)
Pilot
Pitcher
Rock
Sheridan
Silver
Spring
Tilden
Willow
Unknown
Pilot Rock
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,658. The county seat is Cherokee. The county was formed on January 15, 1851, from open territory. It was named after the Cherokee Indians.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1851 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1856 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1859 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1866 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 58
1870 1,967
1880 8,240
1890 15,659
1900 16,570
1910 16,741
1920 17,760
1930 18,737
1940 19,258
1950 19,052
1960 18,598
1970 17,269
1980 16,238
1990 14,098
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Cherokee County, Iowa, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

http://iagenweb.org/cherokee/

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