Cherokee City is an unincorporated

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(CDP) in Benton County,

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, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 73. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Coon Creek Bridge, which is located on Cty Rd. 24 and is listed on the

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. The community was named for the

Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...

, since the

Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears was an ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government. As part of the Indian removal, members of the Cherokee, ...

crossed the landscape when the Cherokee migrated west to

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, now

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in the late 1830s. The town is within the Northwest Arkansas region, located about 5 miles east of Oklahoma and 4 miles south of the

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state line.

Demographics

2020 census

History

Cherokee City was

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ted in 1880. A post office called Cherokee City was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.

Education

Public education is available from the

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, that leads to graduation from Gentry High School.

References

Census-designated places in Benton County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas 1880 establishments in Arkansas {{BentonCountyAR-geo-stub