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Cherokee County has 1,053 square miles of land in Texas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Cherokee County: Tertiary Uplands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Floodplains and Low Terraces.

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The Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk, Texas, United States. The courthouse was built out of limestone in 1940-1941 and was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

The Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk, Texas, United States. The courthouse was built out of limestone in 1940-1941 and was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.

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THE SETTINGTertiary Uplands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS11 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Cherokee County on the map

THE CHEROKEE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.

Cherokee County has 1,053 square miles of land in Texas. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Cherokee County: Tertiary Uplands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Floodplains and Low Terraces.

The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.

Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Cherokee County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Tertiary Uplands84.8%
  2. Southern Tertiary Uplands10.1%
  3. Floodplains and Low Terraces5.2%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Cherokee County

The atlas lists 11 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Cherokee County, including Jacksonville, Shadybrook, Rusk. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Cherokee County

Cherokee County by land and water

The Census records 9.22 square miles of water within Cherokee County, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Cherokee County’s 0.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Cherokee County has 145.6 times the land area of nearby Rusk city (7.23 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Anderson County, Angelina County, Henderson County, Houston County, Nacogdoches County, Rusk County, Smith County within Texas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Cherokee County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Cherokee County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Cherokee County. The county includes 11 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Tertiary Uplands setting

Tertiary Uplands belongs to South Central Plains. Does the tract lie on wooded upland or a river bottom, and are timber, survey and road-access records available?

03

Check the route, beyond Rusk

Rusk is 3.2 miles south of the Cherokee County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Cherokee County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON CHEROKEE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 31.8439° N, 95.1563° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Cherokee County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Cherokee

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Cherokee ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Cherokee County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Tertiary Uplands

Explore the agency mapping behind the South Central Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Texas landowner resources

TWDB data, apps, and maps

Official Texas groundwater, water-supply, and flood-related mapping resources.

TWDB groundwater viewer

State groundwater records and mapped aquifer, well, and management-area context.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Cherokee County.

Rusk lies about 3.2 miles south of Cherokee County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Cherokee County in context

NSEWRusk · 3.2 miles1Gallatin · 3.7 miles2New Summerfield · 9.8 miles3Jacksonville · 10.2 miles4Reklaw · 10.4 miles5Alto · 14.2 miles6OUTER RING: 14.2 MILES
  1. 1
    Rusk3.2 mi · city
  2. 2
    Gallatin3.7 mi · city
  3. 3
    New Summerfield9.8 mi · city
  4. 4
    Jacksonville10.2 mi · city
  5. 5
    Reklaw10.4 mi · city
  6. 6
    Alto14.2 mi · town
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Texas; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Altotown
Bullardtown
Cuneytown
Gallatincity
Jacksonvillecity
New Summerfieldcity
Reklawcity
Ruskcity
Shadybrookcensus-designated place
Troupcity
Wellstown
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Cherokee County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Cherokee County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Cherokee County. Cherokee County’s 1,053 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Tertiary Uplands describe all of Cherokee County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Tertiary Uplands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Rusk as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 3.2 miles south of Cherokee County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Cherokee County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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