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Cherokee County, Alabama

88 topographic sheets cover 115 settlements here, and 1 property is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

1 National Register listing published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Cherokee County within Alabama

What the record shows

  • 2,125 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 1 property here is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a structure.
  • It was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 115 populated places in this county; 115 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

W. L. Westbrook Grocery Store, Intersection of County Route 27 & County Route 29, Spring Garden, Cherokee County, AL
W. L. Westbrook Grocery Store, Intersection of County Route 27 & County Route 29, Spring Garden, Cherokee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Rock Run Furnace & Town, County Road 12, Rock Run, Cherokee County, AL
Rock Run Furnace & Town, County Road 12, Rock Run, Cherokee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

1

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Cornwall Furnacestructure197272000158

The county from the air

44 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 930 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-02-22, scale 1:60000
1951-02-22, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:66000
1957-12-05, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:66000
1957-12-05, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:66000
1957-12-05, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:66000
1957-12-05, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-04, scale 1:66000
1958-01-04, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-04, scale 1:66000
1958-01-04, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-04, scale 1:66000
1958-01-04, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-04, scale 1:66000
1958-01-04, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:19000
1964-02-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:19000
1964-02-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:19000
1964-02-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:19000
1964-02-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-11, scale 1:24000
1965-03-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-06-08, scale 1:121831
1970-06-08, scale 1:121831. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-06-08, scale 1:122970
1970-06-08, scale 1:122970. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-06-08, scale 1:122970
1970-06-08, scale 1:122970. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-06-08, scale 1:122273
1970-06-08, scale 1:122273. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-14, scale 1:63123
1971-02-14, scale 1:63123. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-12, scale 1:118415
1971-11-12, scale 1:118415. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-12, scale 1:118415
1971-11-12, scale 1:118415. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-12, scale 1:118415
1971-11-12, scale 1:118415. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-12, scale 1:32000
1972-01-12, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-12, scale 1:32000
1972-01-12, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-02, scale 1:124709
1972-10-02, scale 1:124709. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-02, scale 1:124709
1972-10-02, scale 1:124709. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-12-01, scale 1:78000
1975-12-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-01, scale 1:80000
1979-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-01, scale 1:80000
1979-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-01, scale 1:80000
1979-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-04-01, scale 1:80000
1979-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64560
1988-07-09, scale 1:64560. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64560
1988-07-09, scale 1:64560. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64560
1988-07-09, scale 1:64560. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

8 stations, 8 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

29 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 10-1Election Precinct 1, Mud Creek Election Precinct 1, Mud Creek - That part north of Centre-Alexis Rd.
  • 10-2Election Precinct 1, Mud Creek - That part south of Centre-Alexis Rd.
  • 10-3Election Precinct 2, Forney
  • 10-4Election Precinct 3, Tecumseh
  • 10-5Election Precinct 4, Spring Garden
  • 10-6Election Precinct 5, Barnard
  • 10-7Election Precinct 6, Center: Centre town: Centre town - That part north of Main
  • 10-8Centre town - That part south of Main
  • 10-9Election Precinct 6, Center - That part north of Centre-Alexis Road and U.S. Highway 411, outside Centre town
  • 10-10Election Precinct 6, Center - That part south of U.S. Highway 411 and Centre-Alexis Road, outside Centre town
  • 10-11Election Precinct 7, Coloma
  • 10-12Election Precinct 8, Ball Play
  • 10-13Election Precinct 9, Dixon Shop
  • 10-14Election Precinct 10, Round Mountain
  • 10-15Election Precinct 11, Sand Rock
  • 10-16Election Precinct 12, Cedar Bluff: Cedar Bluff town
  • 10-17Election Precinct 12, Cedar Bluff - That part outside Cedar Bluff town
  • 10-18Election Precinct 13, Gaylesville: Gaylesville town
  • 10-19Election Precinct 13, Gaylesville - That part outside Gaylesville town
  • 10-20Election Precinct 14, Waterloo
  • 10-21Election Precinct 15, Broomtown
  • 10-22Election Precinct 16, Paden
  • 10-23Election Precinct 17, Cedar Springs
  • 10-24Election Precinct 18, Sterling
  • 10-25Election Precinct 19, Stafford
  • 10-26Election Precinct 20, Ellis
  • 10-27Election Precinct 21, Lewis
  • 10-28Election Precinct 22, Leesburg
  • 10-29Election Precinct 23, Tucker

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,019 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,019 of them, burning about 48,102 acres. 20 started naturally and 1,316 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism1316
Debris and open burning342
Missing data/not specified/undetermined242
Equipment and vehicle use42
Recreation and ceremony23
Smoking21
Natural20
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. 6 of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 March 2007Debris and open burning3,000 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionPENTECOST
30 October 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,636 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 January 2001Arson/incendiarism740 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 March 2011Arson/incendiarism616 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCO RD 2& ST MARKS CHURCH, AL
5 March 2007Arson/incendiarism568 acresLittle River Canyon National PreserveWILDCAT BRANCH WFIRE
1 November 2010Arson/incendiarism530 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionTHE NOVEMBER 500 FIRE
21 August 2006Arson/incendiarism480 acresLittle River Canyon National PreserveSLANT ROCK WF
21 October 2007Arson/incendiarism450 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionTEMPLE #2

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1963 to 2026

60 of 385 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 385 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 55 injuries and about $23,761,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind219
Hail109
Flash Flood24
Tornado18
Flood7
Lightning4
Funnel Cloud2
Heavy Rain2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2001Tornado (F2)Sand Rock2 killed, 4 hurt, $300,000The tornado began about 2.7 miles south-southwest of Sand Rock at 3:01 pm moving northeast. The tornado moved across the southern and eastern portions of Sand Rock damaging a number of structures. Two people were killed in a mobile home just east of Sand Rock. The tornado continued northeast moving through mostly open areas with structures damaged and trees downed along the way. The tornado finally dissipated around 3:18 pm about 5.5 miles northeast of Sand Rock.The tornado was rated an F2 with a path length of 8.2 miles and a width of 200 yards.Beginning: 34 12.477/85 47.520 Ending: 34 18.063/85 42.139
November 2002Tornado (F2)Centre1 killed, 4 hurt, $1,200,000The Centre Tornado touched down near Highway 411, just to the east of the Cherokee Country Club. It then traveled northeast, crossed over Cowan Creek, and damaged houses along County Road 40 at approximately 1122 pm CST. The tornado continued its northeastward movement and crossed over County Road 16 at approximately 1125 pm CST. One death was reported in a mobile home at the point where the tornado crossed over County Road 16. From this point, the tornado crossed County Road 31, damaging more homes before moving over Spring Creek. The tornado turned more to the east-northeast, damaging even more homes, before finally lifting near the eastern end of Weiss Lake near Mud Creek.The Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency estimates that 88 homes were either damaged or destroyed as this tornado moved across the county. In addition to the one fatality, there were also 4 injuries reported.The tornado was on the ground from 1120 pm CST to approximately 1132 pm CST. It had a path 10.5 miles long, and at its widest point was 440 yards wide.Beg: 34 07.176/85 38.020 End: 34 10.010/85 27.928
April 2011Tornado (EF3)Gnatville25 hurt, $19,000,000This tornado initially touched down in eastern Jefferson County, north northeast of Trussville and moved northeast through portions of St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah and Cherokee Counties. The tornado then moved into Georgia, across Polk, Floyd and Bartow (See Storm Data Peachtree City) Counties. The tornado moved into southwestern Cherokee County south of Estes Crossroads, along CR 19. As the tornado continued northeast, it strengthened as it moved south of Gnatville, to an EF2 rating with winds of 120 mph. Extensive tree damage was noted along CR 6 and several mobile homes sustained significant damage off of CR 447. The tornado strengthened further to an EF3 rating with winds of 150 mph as it crossed AL Hwy 9 south of Coloma. A single family home was destroyed on CR 31. The tornado weakened slightly as it crossed Frog Mountain, but continued to knock down trees and damage an outbuilding. The tornado re-strengthened as it crossed CR 45 north of Rock Run. Damage along CR 29 south of Forney was consistent with an EF3 rating and winds of 160 mph. Several well built homes were completely destroyed. The tornado weakened as it moved toward the Alabama/Georgia stateline, but continued to cause significant tree damage consistent with an EF1 rating and winds of 105 mph. The tornado crossed into Polk County Georgia at CR 28, south of Hanson. ||This tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm that began in Newton County Mississippi at 13:54 pm CST, and eventually dissipated in Macon County, North Carolina at approximately 21:18 pm CST. This supercell spawned several strong to violent tornadoes along its long path, which included another violent EF4 tornado that crossed portions of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of the Birmingham.
April 1974Tornado (F3)not stated9 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1993Tornado (F3)not stated5 hurt, $500,000A tornado moved west to east through a 19-mile-path in southern Cherokee County. The tornado first touched down in the Gnatville Community around 1800 CST, about 3 miles southeast of Pine Grove, then moved east. The tornado crossed a road then moved through the Spring Garden Community, then through the Tecumseh area to the Alabama line. Five injuries occurred in mobile homes. Thirteen mobile homes and two houses were completely destroyed. One mobile home and four houses had major damage. One mobile home and ten homes received minor damage. Damage was estimated at approximately $400,000.
March 1963Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2002LightningWeiss Lake East2 hurtTwo boys, age 11 and 12, were struck by lightning while playing outside on the bank of Weiss Lake. Both boys were knocked down, and the 12-year-old was not breathing and had no pulse. An adult in the group who had taken CPR only a few weeks earlier began CPR and the boy began breathing after about five minutes. Both boys were transported to the local hospital. The most seriously injured boy was transported to Childrens Hospital in Birmingham and released from the hospital three days later. The lightning apparently entered the boy's body through a necklace, traveled through his body, and exited through his hip; he had wounds on his hip, neck, chest, and back.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGnatville1 hurt, $15,000Strong winds damaged a home on CR 6 near Gnatville, resulting in one injury.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindCentre1 hurtA tree fell on a kayaker on Terrapin Creek near County Road 336, resulting in an injury. Nearby, a tree was downed at CR 14 and CR 523 as well.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindCentre1 hurtLarge tree on home with one injury.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluff$500,000Strong winds with a thunderstorm produced scattered damage in the Cedar Bluff area of Cherokee County. A portion of the roof to the Cedar Bluff High School gym was blown off. A number of trees were blown down, and a lumber company lost part of the roof as did a paint and body shop. A number of houses and mobile homes just east of Cedar Bluff suffered roof damage. Four homes were damaged, two mobile homes destroyed, and two mobile homes damaged in the Watson's Crossroads area on Alabama Highway 35 north of Gaylesville. Twelve camping trailers were destroyed in the Buffington Campground.
June 1994Tornado (F0)not stated$500,000Nickel-size hail was reported by the Cherokee County Sheriff's office about 10 miles south-southeast of Centre. A funnel cloud was reported near Coloma about seven miles south-southeast of Centre. A weak tornado touched down in the Rock Run/Spring Garden area with damage to seven houses along with a number of trees uprooted.
August 2010LightningCongo$150,000Lightning struck a house on County Road 77 resulting in a fire.
May 2003Flash FloodCountywide$150,000Numerous roads across the county were temporarily impassable due to high water. Many remained closed for several hours. Some towns that reported flooding included Broomtown, Gaylesville, Cedar Bluff, and Leesburg.
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Gnatville$75,000The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-6 and CR-31, just west of AL-9, about 5 miles north of Piedmont. From there, it moved just north of due east, across AL-9, and then roughly parallel to CR-10 for about 3 miles, before lifting near Hurricane Creek. Some metal roof paneling was torn off a barn and one-half of a roof was torn off a brick home. Two other homes and another barn also sustained damage. Numerous trees in the area were also snapped or uprooted.
May 2003HailCentre$65,000Hail up to the size of softballs fell across western and southern Cherokee County. Many locations reported the hail was covering the ground. Most of the hail fell across rural areas.
January 2007Thunderstorm WindLeesburg$50,000A mobile home received substantial damage. A sign was blown down, and a roof was damaged, near the intersection of Highways 68 and 411.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down throughout Cherokee County. Several of the downed trees landed on mobile homes or vehicles. One mobile home was totally destroyed on CR 19 south of Centre. No injuries were reported.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindNorth & Central$50,000Trees and power lines were downed across north and central Cherokee County when thunderstorms moved through the area. A double-wide mobile home located on Weiss Lake was blown off its foundation and a mobile home in Alexis (9 east of Centre) had the roof blown off. A mobile home lost its roof in strong winds in Sand Rock, about eight miles northwest of Center.
December 2000Tornado (F3)Centre$40,000no account filed
March 2010Thunderstorm WindLittle River$30,000Two houses and one mobile home sustained roof damage, 2 barns were damaged, and several more trees were blown down, near Black Oak Church, on CR-57.
September 2004Flash FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
January 2009Flash FloodCentre$25,000Heavy rainfall produced flooding at several locations across Cherokee County. Around a half a dozen roads were closed due to high water. One car on Park Street, in the city of Centre, was swept away by flood waters, briefly trapping its occupant.
May 2003Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Several roads were flooded around Gaylesville and Broonsville. Most county roads north of Centre were temporarily impassable.
June 1999LightningCentre$25,000Lightning struck the steeple of the Shiloh Baptist Church on Bay Springs Road during a thunderstorm. The lightning started a fire which heavily damaged the roof, the main sanctuary, and the foyer. Additional damage was done by the smoke and the water used to put out the fire.
April 1998Tornado (F0)Centre$25,000A small tornado touched down on the east side of Centre downing a number of trees and damaging several house roofs.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$25,000no account filed
November 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1964Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindFarill$20,000Several trees were blown down on AL-9, including one that fell onto a church, east of Gaylesville.
April 2005Tornado (F0)Jamestown$20,000The second Cherokee County tornado touched down just west of CR 15, approximatley one mile north of Jamestown, around 703 PM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about one minute, before lifting around 704 PM CDT. The total path length was 0.9 miles with a path width of 75 yards at its widest point. This tornado uprooted or snapped off numerous trees along its path. A porch of one home was completely destroyed. As this tornado crossed over CR 15, a 40 year old home had its tin roof blown off and received some structural damage, which included several windows being blown out. On this same property, three to four outbuildings were completely destroyed.Begin: 34 24.53/85 34.26 End: 34 24.44/85 33.35
February 1999Thunderstorm WindCentre$20,000Numerous trees reported down around the Davis Chapel Church near CR 19. In the Mt. Weisner Community on CR 39, two mobile homes were totally destroyed and six other homes sustained minor damage. Numerous barns and outbuildings were demolished, and numerous trees and power lines were blown to the ground.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCentre$20,000Trees were down along SR 9 in Centre.
March 1996HailBlanche$18,000no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBlanche$17,000Several trees were blown down just east of SR 273 and SR 35 near Jamestown. One home also sustained roof damage.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindRichardson$15,000Numerous trees were knocked down across the area, including the Tates Chapel community. Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindKey$15,000Strong winds resulted in significant structural damage to the New Bethel Church.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindGnatville$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down on CR-9, north of Piedmont. One tree fell onto a house.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindForney$11,000A few trees were blown down near Forney. One home had its porch blown off and destroyed.
November 2004Flash FloodCountywide$11,000Several roads were reported covered with water and were temporarily impassable. Doppler radar estimatedrain amounts of three to five inches with a few spots receiving up to 8 inches. Runoff from these stormslasted for several hours after the heaviest rains ended.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBlanche$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down at several locations near the Blanche community, along AL-35 and CR-15.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindCentre$10,000A large awning was blown off a service station, and several trees were blown down, in the city of Centre. Single trees were blown down at several other locations across the county.
November 2007Thunderstorm WindPine Grove$10,000Several trees were blown down and grain bins were damaged, in the Pine Grove Community.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindForney$10,000Wind damaged a barn, and caused several trees to be blown down, in the Bauxite Community.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCentre$10,000A barn was damaged on County Road 22, just north of US-411.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindCentre$10,000Numerous trees were blown down across the southern sections of the county.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindGaylesville$10,000Trees were blown down and minor structural damage occurred near SR 35 and CR 925.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide$10,000Cherokee County reported numerous trees blown down. Several roads were closed after being blocked by downed trees.
May 1998HailGaylesville$10,000Golf ball size hail was reported in Gaylesville.
August 2010Flash FloodLeesburg$8,000Several road closures required in and around Leesburg, including County Road 44, due to high water.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindBlanche$8,000Several trees were blown down along CR 921. These trees were blown down by the same storm that produced the two tornadoes previously.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluff$8,000Numerous trees and power lines were reported blown down in and around Cedar Bluff.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindRinggold$8,000Several trees and power lines were blown down near Ringgold on CR 91, CR 56, and on Highway 35 North.
March 2003HailSand Rock$8,000Golf ball size hail was observed in the Sand Rock area.
May 2003Flash FloodCentre$8,000US 411 was flooded and temporarily impassable near Centre.
April 2003HailSand Rock$8,000Nickel to golf ball size hail was reported from around Sand Rock to near Cedar Bluff.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCentre$8,000A few trees and power lines were blown down in and around the city of Centre. Pea size hail also accompanied this storm.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindSpring Garden$8,000no account filed
March 1997HailGaylesville$8,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSand Rock$7,000Multiple trees were blown down in and around Sand Rock, one of which fell onto a vehicle. In addition, shingles were blown off a barn on County Line Street.

Mines and quarries

253 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 253 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 252 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron152
Aluminum50
Manganese21
Iron, Manganese7
Cobalt, Manganese6
Kaolin6
Manganese, Iron4
Cobalt, Iron, Manganese4
Water, Free4
Clay3
Cobalt2
Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese1
Kaolin, Aluminum1
Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cherokee County Hwy. Dept.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Frank Gillum ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Gilley Fluorspar DepositCalcium, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1900
Gilley Fluorspar DepositFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1900
Harbour and Thompson ProspectsNickel, Cobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Pope-Brittain DepositManganese, Iron, CobaltProspectWad
Price-Rowland ProspectManganese, Cobalt, IronPast Producer1938
Rock Run-Goshen Ala.Kaolin, AluminumPast Producer1891, 1923
Stock PropertyManganese, StoneProspect1949
Hughes DepositsManganese, CobaltPast ProducerWad
Pope-Hughes ProspectManganese, CobaltPast Producer
Che 6 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Che 7 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Che 9 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Central Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891
DupontAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1897
Gorman ProspectsCobalt, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1930
Hughes ProspectManganese, IronProspect1953
North Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891
Northeastern AlababaCobalt, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1918
Pope-BrittainManganese, IronPast ProducerResidual
Price Rowland DepositManganese, IronPast Producer1938
Price-Rowland ProspectManganese, IronPast ProducerResidual
R. Stockdale PropertyCobalt, Iron, ManganesePast Producer
W.C. Pope ProspectCobalt, Iron, ManganesePast Producer1918
West Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891
Asbury Prospect 1Aluminum, KaolinProspect
Estes ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Harbour PropertyCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Johnson ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
North of Bluffington DepositsCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Pittman ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Pope HughesCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence1938
Site Rr 1 ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Site Rr 2 ProspectAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
Thompson PropertyCobalt, ManganeseProspect
Toll Property,Goshen ValleyCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Arrington PitIron, ManganeseProspect1949
Bluffton MinesIron, ManganesePast Producer1873, 1956
Bluffton MinesIron, ManganesePast ProducerResidual
Erwin Brown Ore PitIron, ManganesePast Producer1949
Erwin PitIron, ManganeseProspect1949
Sid Hart PropertyIron, ManganesePast Producer1949
Smith Iron DepositsIron, ManganesePast Producer1949
Daughdrill Prospect-Rock Run A.ManganeseProspect1949
Davis PropertyManganeseOccurrence1949
E.A. Jones ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Emerson PitManganesePast Producer1930
Goshen Valley Manganese ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Hughes DepositManganesePast ProducerResidual
Jones DepositManganeseProspect1953
Neddie Parker PropertyManganeseOccurrence1949
Palmer DepositManganeseOccurrence
Palmer DepositManganeseProspect1953
Parker DepositManganeseProspect1953
Pope-Brittain Deposits-Britton PManganesePast Producer1939
Pope-Huges ProspectManganesePast ProducerResidual
Rock Run DepositsManganeseProspect1949
W. L. Moore ProspectManganesePast Producer1949
Wilder Manganese ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Wirt HillIron, ManganesePast ProducerResidual
Barfield Bauxite MineAluminumPast Producer
Bogan MineAluminumPast Producer
Bust-Up MineAluminumPast Producer
Carr MineAluminumPast Producer
Congo DepositAluminumOccurrence
Cunliff ProspectAluminumProspect
Gaines Hill MineAluminumPast Producer
Garvin ProspectAluminumProspect
Gaylord M Leslie Bauxite MineAluminumPast Producer
Hite MineAluminumPast Producer
Howell ProspectAluminumProspect
Indian Dyke MineAluminumPast Producer
Klondike MineAluminumPast Producer
Lewis ProspectAluminumUnknown
LumpkinAluminumProspect
Monahan MineAluminumPast Producer
Mundy ProspectAluminumProspect1909
Murnaghan MineAluminumPast Producer
New Dyke MineAluminumPast Producer
Old Dyke MineAluminumPast Producer
Old and New Stewart ProspectsAluminumProspect
Pine Cut MineAluminumPast Producer
Red Cut ProspectAluminumPast Producer
Red Washer MineAluminumPast Producer
Rumsey and Lee Prospects 1 and 2AluminumProspect
Site Rr 4 ProspectAluminumPast Producer
Snyder MineAluminumPast Producer
Stubbs Hill MineAluminumPast Producer
Tierce MineAluminumPast Producer
Tomahawk MineAluminumPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectAluminumOccurrence
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Wallace ProspectAluminumProspect
Warwhoop MineAluminumPast Producer
Washer MineAluminumPast Producer
Wilson MineAluminumPast Producer
Wood PropertyAluminumProspect
Woodward Hollow Prospects 1AluminumProspect
Wright ProspectAluminumProspect
Baker HillIronUnknown
Baker Hill MinesIronPast Producer1960
BustupIronUnknown
Cherokee CountyIronUnknown
DockageIronUnknown
Emmett Sharpe Iron PropertyIronPast Producer
Frog MountainIronUnknown
Gaylesville AreaIronPast ProducerHematite
J A Pilgrim Iron MineIronPast Producer
Little River AreaIronPast ProducerHematite
Mcclung BankIronPast ProducerResidual
MonahanIronUnknown
Rilgrim Land AreaIronPast ProducerHematite
Rock Run Distr-CIronPast ProducerResidual
Rock Run Distr.-BIronPast ProducerResidual
Rock Run-AIronPast ProducerResidual
Round Mountain MineIronPast Producer
Round Mt. MineIronPast ProducerHematite
Rumsey Old HousesIronPast ProducerResidual
SidhartIronUnknown
Smith MineIronPast Producer
State Line MineIronPast ProducerResidual
StonewallIronUnknown
Unknown, Frog Mt & Weems BankIronPast ProducerResidual
Unknown, Mills Creek AreaIronPast ProducerHematite
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Unnamed, Craig Mt & Frog Mt.IronPast ProducerResidual
WarhoopIronUnknown

Every populated place in the county

115

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Cherokee County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

2 structures

The vanished settlements of Cherokee County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.