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History · Cherokee Pass

Half of Cherokee Pass’ homes were built after 1986

Most of Cherokee Pass was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1930 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cherokee Pass’ 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 Pass are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Cherokee Pass, in brief

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

Cherokee Pass is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 271, up from 235 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 235 to 271 (+15%).

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

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Cherokee Pass on the map, 1930 to 2000

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

Cherokee Pass on the 1930 USGS mapCherokee Pass on the 1949 USGS mapCherokee Pass on the 1980 USGS mapCherokee Pass on the 2000 USGS map1930Coldwater sheet · 1:62,500

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

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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.