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History · Cherry Fork

Cherry Fork’s post office opened in 1837, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1930.

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How Cherry Fork began

When was Cherry Fork founded?

1837

The Cherry Fork post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1848.

First census: 195 in 19302020 census: 170189 years
Founding year: the first Cherry Fork post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1848.The full story ↓

What stands out about Cherry Fork’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 Cherry Fork are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Cherry Fork’s homes were built before 1943.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1981. Watch Cherry Fork change.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Cherry Fork.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cherry Fork’s history is told.

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The story

How Cherry Fork came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Cherry Fork.

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Cherry Fork was originally called North Liberty, and under the latter name was laid out in 1848. The present name comes from Cherry Fork, a stream near the town site.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Cherry Fork on the map, 1918 to 1981

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

Cherry Fork on the 1918 USGS mapCherry Fork on the 1961 USGS mapCherry Fork on the 1974 USGS mapCherry Fork on the 1981 USGS map1918Seaman 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 Cherry Fork.

By decade

Cherry Fork, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Map of Adams County Ohio Highlighting Cherry Fork Village2015Map of Adams County Ohio Highlighting Cherry Fork Vil…MapCherryForkOH22013CherryForkOH2CherryForkOH12013CherryForkOH1Cherry Fork, Ohio2012Cherry Fork, OhioOHMap-doton-Cherry Fork2004OHMap-doton-Cherry Fork
People over time

Cherry Fork, census by census

010020019401960198020002020Peak: 219

Between 127 and 219 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Cherry Fork’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cherry Fork

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

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Mills GardnerAmerican politician · b. 1830
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Andrew EllisonAmerican politician · b. 1812
Damien BurroughsAustralian Paralympic athlete · b. 1978
Charles L. SwainAmerican politician · b. 1866
George BareAmerican military officer and modern pentathlete · b. 1899
Ray PelfreyAmerican football player · b. 1928

Questions about Cherry Fork’s history

What year was Cherry Fork founded?

The Cherry Fork post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1848.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.