Cherokee Alabama Map
Explore Cherokee, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Cherokee, Alabama
How to Use This Cherokee, Alabama Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cherokee, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cherokee.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Cherokee |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Colbert County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.757034 |
| Longitude | -87.972814 |
| Population | 970 |
| Density | 169.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 35616 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| County Seat | Tuscumbia |
| School District | Colbert County School District |
About Cherokee, Alabama
Cherokee is a locality in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 970. The population density is 169.0 people per km². Cherokee is located at 34.7570°N, 87.9728°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cherokee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35616.Cherokee occupies a landscape where the earth turns a deep, persistent shade of red, marking the transition between the flat expanses and the rising terrain that defines the horizon. It lies 17.0 miles west of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 260°T), and is situated 17.4 miles west of Muscle Shoals. Malone Creek cuts a quiet path through the nearby soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, slow-motion grace that mirrors the stillness of the afternoon. To the east, the silhouette of Mountain Mills Ridge rises against the sky, providing a firm boundary to the vista, while the dense woods of the Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area offer a sanctuary of pine and hardwood. Nearby, the water of Mississippi Pond holds the evening light in a flat, silver mirror, reflecting the heavy, humid air that settles over Horseapple Cove as the sun begins to retreat.
Cherokee carries the weight of a history rooted in the cultivation of the land, where the rhythms of the seasons have long dictated the pace of daily existence. The economy remains tethered to the character of the soil, with agriculture and local industry shaping the lives of those who inhabit these roads. Throughout the seasons, the scent of pecan orchards drifts through the air, a reminder of the quiet productivity that underpins the identity of Cherokee. Life here is measured in the steady passage of time, where the legacy of the past informs the present, and the people move with the unforced awareness of those who belong to the land they work.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Cherokee Military Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 168° S
- Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 176° S
- Riverton Community Hunting Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 302° NW
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 045° NE
- Freedom Hills Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 228° SW
- Shell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 069° E
- Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 089° E · 3,204 acres
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 8.1 mi, 176° S
- Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 090° E · 2,106 acres
- Brunton Mound (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 230° SW
- Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 325° NW · 20k acres
- J.P. Coleman State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 317° NW
- Tishomingo State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 227° SW
- Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 079° E
- Romeo and Juliet (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 078° E
- Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 080° E
- Old Railroad Bridge (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 085° E
- Old Railroad Bed (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 085° E
- William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 28.8 mi, 135° SE · 182k acres
- Caboose (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 292° W
- Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 293° NW
- Bonner Arnold Coliseum (Stadium) — 34.1 mi, 260° W
- Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed) (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 100° E
- Sipsey Fork West Fork, Alabama Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 38.0 mi, 132° SE · 10k acres
- Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.2 mi, 137° SE · 26k acres
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (Museum) — 41.1 mi, 218° SW
- Star Theater (Historical) (Cinema) — 43.1 mi, 116° SE
- Old Car (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 135° SE
- David Crockett House (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 047° NE
- Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 56.3 mi, 272° W · 156k acres
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About This Cherokee Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cherokee, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.757034, -87.972814. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Cherokee includes the ZIP code (35616), telephone area code (256), county seat of Colbert County (Tuscumbia), and school district assignment (Colbert County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
