County Guide

Cherokee County

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A place to slow down.

Not every stop needs to be busy to be worth your time.

Rusk

Although only one family was living here in 1846, Rusk was chosen as the seat of Cherokee County. The town is named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a signer of the…

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Cities

Cities in Cherokee County

Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

Alto

Originally a stop on the Old San Antonio Road, Alto is tomato-growing center in the…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Jacksonville

Jacksonville was a post office community before 1849, but it moved three miles to its…

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Jacksonville