Cherokee Falls

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cherokee Falls is a Census-designated place in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Blacksburg. A former mill community along the Broad River, Cherokee Falls was a town until disincorporation in the 1990s. The former Cherokee Falls Cotton Mill is now a major fireworks distribution center for Herbie's Famous Fireworks.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cherokee Falls, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Andie MacDowell

American actress

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Tim Montgomery

American sprinter

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William T. Nuckolls

American politician (1801-1855)

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Sam Graddy

American football player (born 1964)

Richard Manning Jefferies

state legislator and 101st Governor of South Carolina from 1942 to 1943

Lawrence Winters

African-American opera singer (1915-1965)

Sidney Rice

American football player, wide receiver

Arizona Reid

American basketball player

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Ben Dixon

American drummer

B

Bernard Robinson

American kickboxer

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Bob Peeler

American politician

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Charlie Blanton

racecar driver (1935-2018)

Clarence F. Stephens

American mathematician

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Dominique Stevenson

American football player

Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.

American politician

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Judy Rose

American basketball coach and athletic director

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• Blacksburg
  4.3 mi away
• East Gaffney
  4.8 mi away
• Converse
  17.5 mi away
• York
  18.2 mi away
• Chesnee
  18.9 mi away
• Lockhart
  19 mi away
• Boiling Springs
  24.5 mi away
• Buffalo
  24.8 mi away
• Lake Wylie
  26.8 mi away
• Fairforest
  28 mi away
• Inman
  30.8 mi away
• Inman Mills
  31.6 mi away

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cherokee Falls

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains

Georgann Eubanks · 2007

Touring the Carolinas' Civil War sites

Clint Johnson · 2011

The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition

James Edwin Miller · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 223 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-09-21

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Seen 2026-09-21

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Seen 2026-09-21

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Seen 2026-09-21

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2026-09-21

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-09-21

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Seen 2026-09-21

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Seen 2026-09-21

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).