Cherokee, OK - 73728 - U.S. Post Offices on Waymarking.com

The Cherokee post office is located at 1780 S. Grand, in this active town of 1630 people.

Hours:
M-F 8:30-12:30, 1:30-4:30
Sat 10:00-11:30

Kansas developers wanted a rail line through the newly opened Oklahoma territory to market their huge wheat crops. A line was built south from Anthony, Kansas, land was purchased, and the town of Cherokee was platted. In February 1903, residents celebrated the arrival of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad (later owned by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway). Then, entrepreneurs of nearby Erwin moved their buildings northwest to Cherokee. The Erwin post office was redesignated Cherokee in March 1903 with Clarence E. Wood as postmaster. Cherokee incorporated in July 1901. By statehood in 1907 Cherokee's population had risen to 964 and by 1910 to 2,016.

The community became a dominant regional commercial center for agricultural services, banking, wholesale-retail trade, and transportation. It continued to prosper through the early years of the 20th Century, and faired better than most towns during the Depression. In the last two or three decades, passenger railroad service ceased and the town has settled in with a current population of about 1630.

The National Register of Historic Places lists several local properties:
*The Hotel Cherokee (NR 98000200)
*The Farmers' Federation Elevator (NR 83004153)
*The Cherokee IOOF Lodge building (NR 84002953)
*The Friends Church (NR 04001337)
*The Alfalfa County Courthouse (NR 84002937)
[Source: Oklahoma Historical Society]

Type of structure:: Stand alone re-enter Zip Code here:: 73728 Current Status:: Still in Use

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Date Logged Log User Rating   12/15/2018 The Snowdog visited it