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History · Cherokee Strip

58% of Cherokee Strip’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1931 on.

0on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cherokee Strip’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cherokee Strip are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Cherokee Strip’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cherokee Strip’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cherokee Strip, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cherokee Strip yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cherokee Strip is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south-southeast of Shafter, at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m). The population was 206 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 227 to 206 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Cherokee Strip on the map, 1931 to 1968

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cherokee Strip. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cherokee Strip on the 1931 USGS mapCherokee Strip on the 1954 USGS mapCherokee Strip on the 1968 USGS map1931Rio Bravo sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cherokee Strip.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cherokee Strip

Nobody well known was born in Cherokee Strip itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kevin McCarthySpeaker of the United States House of Represent… · b. 1965
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Jonathan DavisAmerican singer · b. 1971
Robert BeltranAmerican actor · b. 1953
James "Munky" ShafferAmerican guitarist · b. 1970
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Kelli GarnerAmerican actress · b. 1984
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Reginald ArvizuAmerican bassist · b. 1969

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.