Cherokee Kansas Map
Cherokee, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cherokee, Crawford County.
Interactive Map of Cherokee, Kansas
| City | Cherokee |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Crawford |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.345887 |
| Longitude | -94.80885 |
| Population | 699 |
| Density | 373.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Cherokee, Kansas
Cherokee is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 699. The population density is 373.2 people per km². Cherokee is located at 37.3459°N, 94.8089°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66724.
Cherokee rests on a gentle swell of land, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider than usual, a pale blue canvas brushed with wisps of cloud. It lies 24.3 miles north-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 318°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Pittsburg. The terrain here is mostly flat, broken only by the subtle contours of fields that unfurl in muted greens and golds under the wide Kansas sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of drying grasses and the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil, a scent that clings to everything like a second skin. Beyond the scattered homes and the quiet streets, the landscape opens into a patchwork of agriculture, the land breathing slow and steady, a patient witness to the turning seasons. This corner of Crawford County, Kansas, carries the deep imprint of its coal mining past, a history etched into the very character of Cherokee. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy remains, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws strength from the fertile land, with agriculture forming a significant part of its pulse. The rhythm of Cherokee is one of quiet persistence, a place where the past informs the present without overwhelming it, a community that knows the value of hard work and the enduring beauty of a horizon that seems to promise more than it reveals.
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About This Cherokee Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Cherokee, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Crawford County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cherokee is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cherokee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
