Cherry Creek, Mississippi

Cherry Creek, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°21′02″N88°59′15″W / 34.35056°N 88.98750°W / 34.35056; -88.98750
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Pontotoc
Elevation	433 ft (132 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	668366 [1]

Cherry Creek is an unincorporated community in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

Cherry Creek is located east of Ecru and north of Pontotoc on Mississippi Highway 345.

Cherry Creek was founded in the 1840s by settlers from South Carolina. ^[2]

A post office operated under the name Cherry Creek from 1851 to 1904. ^[3]

Cherry Creek Baptist Church, which is one of the oldest churches in the area, was founded in May 1843. ^[4]

References

1. "Cherry Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "W. P. A. History of Pontotoc County, Mississippi". MSGen Web Project. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. "Pontotoc County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
4. Butler, Regina (September 19, 2018). "Cherry Creek continues to share life's greatest treasure". Pontotoc Progress. Retrieved October 25, 2024.