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.

Jacksonville

Jacksonville was a post office community before 1849, but it moved three miles to its present site when the International-Great Northern Railroad was built in 1872. During the 1930s and…

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Cities

Cities in Cherokee County

Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Rusk

Although only one family was living here in 1846, Rusk was chosen as the seat…

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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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