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Cherokee Kansas Map

Explore Cherokee, Kansas, 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, Kansas

How to Use This Cherokee, Kansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cherokee, Kansas. 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 Kansas 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	Kansas (KS)
County	Crawford County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.345041
Longitude	-94.821338
Population	590
Density	318.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66724
Area Code	913
County Seat	Girard
School District	Cherokee Unified School District 247

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About Cherokee, Kansas

Cherokee is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 590. The population density is 318.2 people per km². Cherokee is located at 37.3450°N, 94.8213°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cherokee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66724.

Cherokee rests upon the expansive, wind-swept plains where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue distance. It lies 7.3 miles southwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 232°T), and is situated 17.8 miles northwest of Carl Junction. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the prairie, punctuated by the quiet flow of Wolf Creek, which meanders through the lowlands just two miles away. To the west, the subtle rise of Bell Mound breaks the flat expanse, offering a solitary silhouette against the shifting Kansas sky. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially at dusk, when the light turns a bruised gold and shadows grow long across the dormant, fertile soil. Nearby, the Mined Land Wildlife Area provides a rugged, reclaimed topography that speaks to the earth’s capacity for slow, persistent renewal.

Cherokee carries the weight of a past carved out by coal and grit, a history that shaped the local economy and the resilient character of those who remain. The legacy of the mining era lingers in the transformed landscape, where the land has been reclaimed by thickets and wild grasses, far removed from the distant, quiet depths of Blackberry Hay Farm Lake. Life in Cherokee follows the cadence of the seasons, moving with a deliberate, unhurried focus on the work at hand. The town maintains a stoic presence, grounded in the modest architecture and the enduring endurance of a community that has seen the boom of industry fade into the quiet stability of agricultural life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mined Land Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 125° SE
Lakeside Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 056° NE
Gus the Gorilla (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 064° NE
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 048° NE
Railroad Depot (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 055° NE
Page Dragline (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 233° SW
Big Brutus (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 232° SW
Crawford Fishing Lake Number One (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 037° NE
Wah-Sha-She Prairie (Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 100° E
Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 185° S
Shawnee Trail Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 063° NE
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 028° NE
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 028° NE
Prairie State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 050° NE
Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 167° S
Rainbow Bridge (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 167° S
Neosho State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.1 mi, 284° W
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 152° SE
Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 168° S
Antietam Circle #2 (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 268° W
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 140° SE
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 140° SE
Treece, Kansas Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 181° S
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 24.0 mi, 135° SE
Parsons Munincipal Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 269° W
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 35.2 mi, 134° SE · 241 acres
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 42.6 mi, 357° N
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.8 mi, 175° S · 8,813 acres
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.0 mi, 009° N · 15k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 70.5 mi, 131° SE · 1.5M acres

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