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Welcome to Cherokee County
NOTE: The Telephone AREA CODE for
Cherokee County is 828 |
Cherokee County Map
Cherokee
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Cherokee County Overview |
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As late as the turn of the 19th Century, this was a wild and
dangerous land. In 1837, General Scott was ordered to round up
all the Native Americans in the area and forcibly move them to
the new "Indian Reservation" in Oklahoma (this was the infamous
"Trail of Tears"). The wild country to the west of the Little
Tennessee River was then considered Macon County. In 1839, as
the European settlers moved in, Cherokee County was split off of
Macon County and named after the unfortunate Native Americans
who had called this land home. Like an anchor, Cherokee County is the southwest corner of North Carolina and is almost at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The county is bounded by the Nantahala National Forest and the site of two Hiwassee River impoundments: Hiwassee Lake and Apalachia Lake. |
Murphy, the county seat, is often thought of as the primary city in
Cherokee County but population figures show that Andrews, about
16 miles to the northeast (on US-19) has about 40 to 60 greater
population. Marble, about midway between Murphy and Andrews, has
somewhere near 3,000 population. Hiwasse Village, near the
Hiwassee Dam, has been very popular with retirees looking for a
relaxed abode in a wonderful setting. |
Cherokee County Map
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