Cherokee, California
Cherokee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California. It is an area inhabited by Maidu Indians prior to the gold rush, but that takes its name from a band of Cherokee prospectors who perfected a mining claim on the site. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. It lies at an elevation of 1306 feet (398 m).
Cherokee, California | |
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Unincorporated community | |
The Cherokee Museum | |
Location of Cherokee in Butte County, California. | |
Cherokee, California Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′47″N 121°32′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.922 sq mi (4.976 km2) |
| • Land | 1.751 sq mi (4.534 km2) |
| • Water | 0.171 sq mi (0.442 km2) 8.9% |
| Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 88 |
| • Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95965 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1655889, 2612476 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee, California | |
Possibly the site of the historic gold mine, on the 1994 Cherokee, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, a feature named "Cherokee Placer Mine" exists about 0.65 miles southwest of the above coordinates. USGS identifies Cherokee Flat and Drytown as historic variant names for the community. The town is located on Cherokee Road off State Route 70.
Today, Cherokee now consists of a museum and a Cherokee cemetery, as well as a few houses. The Cherokee Heritage and Museum Association maintains both.
The ZIP Code is 95965. The community is inside area code 530.