Cherokee Pass Missouri Map

About Cherokee Pass, Missouri

Cherokee Pass is a locality in Madison County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 271. The population density is 50.2 people per km². Cherokee Pass is located at 37.4895°N, 90.3051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63645.

Cherokee Pass sits upon the rugged, limestone-ribbed spine of the Ozark landscape, where the earth rises in quiet, forested swells. It lies 21.1 miles south-southeast of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 162°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south of Fredericktown. The terrain is defined by the deep, shadowed recesses of Old Mines Hollow and the jagged, ancient prominence of Matthews Mountain standing watch over the horizon. Twelvemile Creek carves a thin, silver path through the timber, its waters feeding the quiet stillness of the Mark Twain National Forest that blankets the surrounding ridges. Light here behaves with a peculiar, heavy clarity, catching the edges of oak leaves and turning the dust of the backroads into a fine, golden powder as the sun dips behind the canopy.

Cherokee Pass carries the legacy of travelers and settlers who once navigated these dense woodlands, leaving behind a rhythm of life dictated by the stubborn soil and the changing seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the timber and modest agriculture that define this region, a quiet persistence that favors hard work over the frantic pace of the plains to the north. While the Silver Mine Trail offers a passage into the geological history of the area, the daily life of Cherokee Pass moves with a plain-spoken grace, far removed from the bustle of the great river cities. Residents find a steady contentment in the proximity of Brown Lake, where the surface tension of the water reflects the expansive, unhurried sky of the Missouri interior.

About This Cherokee Pass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cherokee Pass, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.489498, -90.305117. 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 Pass includes the ZIP code (63645), telephone area code (816), county seat of Madison County (Fredericktown), and school district assignment (Fredericktown R-I School District).

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.