2020 Map of Cherokee City

About this map

Cherokee City and the surrounding borderlands of Benton County, Arkansas, and Delaware County, Oklahoma, are defined by a landscape of creek-fed hollows and dispersed rural settlements. The topography is shaped by watercourses like Spavinaw Cr, Coon Cr, and Cherokee Cr, which carve through features such as Columbia Hollow and Backer Hollow. This 2020 survey illustrates a contemporary view of small communities including Bloomfield, Ionia, and Tonnece, where the road network follows both the section lines of the Public Land Survey System and the natural contours of the valley floors. Genealogists will find a concentration of local burial grounds, ranging from the Cherokee City Cem to the Falling Springs Cem and Bozarth Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted family history of the area. To the southeast, the town of Gentry serves as a more developed hub near Lake Flint Creek, illustrating the shift from isolated farmsteads to centralized townships.