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History · Cherokee Pass

Cherokee Pass’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Cherokee Pass. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cherokee Pass, decade by decade

Before
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 Cherokee Pass is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cherokee Pass has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fredericktown United States Post Office in Fredericktown, 4.9 miles away.

Cherokee Pass and the nearest listed places

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Fredericktown United States Post OfficeFredericktown Courthouse Square Historic DistrictMadison County CourthouseFredericktown Missouri Pacific Railroad DepotSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad DepotUrsuline Academy-Arcadia College Historic District

Closest to Cherokee Pass

Fredericktown United States Post OfficeFredericktown · Building4.9miFredericktown Courthouse Square Historic DistrictFredericktown · District5miMadison County CourthouseFredericktown · Building5miFredericktown Missouri Pacific Railroad DepotFredericktown · Building5.3miSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad DepotFredericktown · Building5.5mi

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. Fredericktown United States Post Office’s page links to a real one.
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National 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’ history
📜 Cobalt📜 Fredericktown📜 Junction City📜 Marquand
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