The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 119 to 99 (-17%).
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cherry Log yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cherry Log’s history is told.
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Cherry Log, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Cherry Log is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cherry Log has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fannin County Courthouse in Blue Ridge, 6.2 miles away.
Cherry Log and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Fannin County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cherry Log?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cherry Log’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.