Cherokee County Genealogy

County Seat: Tahlequah
Capital of the Cherokee Nation

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This page was last updated on 05/03/08
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Hi, my name is Jeff Smith , the County Coordinator for Cherokee County. I also host the Cherokee County Archives.
I do not live in Oklahoma, therefore I am unable to do local research. Check with the lookup Volunteers.
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Will Rogers said: "I am a Cherokee and it's the proudest little possession I ever hope to have".

Cherokee County was created from the Tahlequah District in the Cherokee Nation when Indian and Oklahoma Territories were joined to form the State of Oklahoma in 1907.

It is located in northeastern Oklahoma in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, near the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller. The Cherokee Nation occupied these lands as early as the 1830s. In 1838, the Cherokee were forcibly removed from their tribal lands in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama to Indian Territory (Now Oklahoma). This tragic event is commonly known as "The Trail of Tears".

The county capital of Tahlequah boasts to several historical sites. It is the home of Northeastern State University and the Cherokee Arts and
Crafts Center. Cherokee government buildings still standing are the Capitol (1867-70), the National Prison (1874), and the Supreme Court (1844); the Murrell Home (1844) in Park Hill is a fine example of an antebellum mansion.

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