Cherokee California Map

About Cherokee, California

Cherokee is a locality in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Cherokee is located at 37.9816°N, 120.2477°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95965.

Cherokee rests in a high Sierra Nevada embrace, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and the persistent flow of the Tuolumne River. It lies 41.2 miles east-north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Sonora. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a crisp, pine-scented coolness that seeps into the very bones of the land. Rolling hills, cloaked in evergreen forests and dotted with granite outcrops, give way to steeper slopes that hint at the rugged grandeur of the surrounding mountains. The river, a silver ribbon winding through the valley floor, reflects the vast, often impossibly blue sky, its murmur a constant, soothing presence. Wildflowers, in their brief, vibrant season, splash color across meadows, and the scent of sun-baked earth rises with the afternoon warmth. This particular corner of Tuolumne County, Cherokee, has a history deeply intertwined with the relentless pursuit of gold. Echoes of the California Gold Rush still linger, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet tenacity of the land and the stoic character of its people. While the boomtown days have long since faded, a spirit of resourcefulness endures, with a local economy that draws sustenance from the land through agriculture, timber, and the steady influx of visitors drawn to the natural beauty of the Sierra. The rhythm of life in Cherokee is unhurried, dictated more by the changing seasons and the cycles of the natural world than by the ticking of a clock, fostering a sense of community where neighborly bonds are as strong as the ancient oaks that dot the hillsides.

About This Cherokee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cherokee, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.981591, -120.247689. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cherokee and Tuolumne County.

Detailed location data for Cherokee includes the ZIP code (95959), telephone area code (408, 669, 530), county seat of Tuolumne County (Sonora), and school district assignment (Golden Feather Union Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cherokee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.