2014 Map of Cherokee

About this map

The town of Cherokee anchors this portion of Colbert County, Alabama, situated along the historic southern corridor of Us-72. The landscape is defined by its relationship to the Tennessee River, where Pickwick Lake widens near Kogers Island. The Natchez Trace Parkway carves through the terrain, crossing the water at the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge. This 2014 survey reveals a dense concentration of family and community burial sites, including Cherokee Cemetery, Rutland Cemetery, and Athens City Cemetery, providing valuable data for genealogists tracing roots in the area. Further north, the settlement of Smithsonia sits near the riverbank, while smaller locales like Georgetown, Mhoontown, and Lane Springs mark the transition from river bottomlands to the interior hollows like White Oak Hollow.