About Cherokee
Cherokee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in Western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. Cherokee is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. Routes 19 and 441. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 2,195. It is the capital of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, one of three recognized Cherokee tribes and the only one in North Carolina.
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Getting There
✈️ Airports
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Western Carolina Regional Airport
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Asheville Regional Airport
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McGhee Tyson Airport
Things to Do Nearby
Museum of the Cherokee People
Mountainside Theatre
Oconaluftee Indian Village
Oconaluftee Visitor Center
Mountain Farm Museum
Big Witch Overlook
Lickstone Ridge Overlook
Heintooga Spur Road
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