County · code 48073
Cherokee CountyTexas
Cherokee County is in Texas and has its seat in Rusk. The county was created from Nacogdoches County on April 11, 1846.
- Founded1846
- County seatRusk
- Named forCherokee
- Land area1,053 sq mi + 9.2 sq mi water
- Population50,412 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped46,924 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Cherokee on the map of Texas
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History
Formed in 1846 from Nacogdoches County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee people and formed from Nacogdoches County in 1846, though it was not fully organized until July 13, 1846.
- 1846Cherokee County created Cherokee created from Nacogdoches; Cherokee not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./pp. 63-65
- 1846Changed Cherokee fully organized. · "Cherokee County," New Handbook of Texas, 2:59
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Cherokee
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 46,924 parcels from Cherokee County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 15 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 32,047 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Cherokee by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Cherokee County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Cherokee County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Cherokee County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Cherokee County
- When was Cherokee County founded?
- Cherokee County was founded in 1846, formed from Nacogdoches County, and named after Cherokee.
- What is the county seat of Cherokee County?
- The county seat of Cherokee County is Rusk.
- Is there an online parcel map for Cherokee County?
- Yes. Cherokee County publishes a parcel map of 46,924 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Cherokee County's boundary or name changed?
- Cherokee County was created in 1846 from Nacogdoches County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Cherokee County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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