Cherokee, Victoria
| Cherokee Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Gap Road at Cherokee | |||||||||||||||
  Cherokee | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°23′21″S 144°38′15″E / 37.389254°S 144.63754°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 68 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1880 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3434 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 730 m (2,395 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Cherokee (Template:Pron-en) is a very small town situated in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia. The town is located 73 kilometres (45 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne.
The settlement as it appears today was created by land subdivision around 1880–1881, although the area was occupied by Europeans before this date. Timber mills and a school were operating by 1865, possibly earlier, in response to the demand for timber created by the Victorian gold rush.[2]
Cherokee Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 and closed in 1955.[3]
It is unclear whether or not the settlement's namesake "Cherokee" had to do with the Cherokee Indians in North America. It could be related to the numerous towns named "Cherokee" in the gold rushes of the western United States at the time, whom involved small waves of Cherokee miners brought in from Oklahoma (then the Indian Territory). The town would have some descendants of Cherokee Indians but are heavily mixed with white European descent of U.S. American origin. [citation needed]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherokee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. pp. 22 and 37. ISBN 0-646-238345.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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