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English: This is a locator map showing Cherokee County in Texas. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Wells is at the junction of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm to Market Road 1247, twenty-three miles south of Rusk in extreme southern Cherokee County.It was established in 1885 as a stop on the newly constructed Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railroad and was named for Maj. E. H. Wells, a civil engineer for the railroad.
The town was established by an act of the Texas Legislature on April 11, 1846. It was named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. [6] By 1850, Rusk reportedly had 355 residents. A post office was authorized on March 8, 1847.
Jacksonville is a city located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,997 at the 2020 U.S. census. [4] It is the principal city of the Jacksonville micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Cherokee County. Jacksonville is located in East Texas, north of the county seat, Rusk, and south of Tyler, in Smith County.
Santa Fe County, Texas formed in 1848 from lands claimed by the Republic of Texas and ceded by Mexico. It included a vast area later becoming portions of several states from New Mexico east of the Rio Grande extending northward into south-central Wyoming. Within Texas' modern boundaries, the county included the Trans-Pecos and most of the ...
Alto is a town in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. With a population of 1,027 at the 2020 U.S. census , [ 4 ] Alto is the closest municipality to the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site , an archaeological site dating back to 800 BC, featuring a prehistoric village and ceremonial center.
Texas State Highway 110 intersects US 79 in the center of New Summerfield, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Troup and south 14 miles (23 km) to Rusk, the Cherokee County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau , New Summerfield has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km 2 ), all land.
Troup is located in southeastern Smith County. The city limits extend south into Cherokee County. Texas State Highway 110 passes through the center of town, leading northwest 19 miles (31 km) to Tyler and south 26 miles (42 km) to Rusk.