The ePodunk map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Cherokee ancestry. Learn about cities with Cherokee genealogy and find in-depth community information about the Cherokee ancestry cities.
More people trace their roots to the Cherokees than any other Native American tribe. In the 2000 census, 281,069 people in the U.S. claimed Cherokee ancestry. The largest concentration, obvious in the above map, is in Oklahoma.
The forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia, along the infamous Trail of Tears, led to the deaths of thousands. By 1839, all except the Eastern Band had been moved west.
ePodunk mapped the current Cherokee communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 2 percent of those people said they were of Cherokee ancestry.
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The ePodunk map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Cherokee ancestry. Learn about cities with Cherokee genealogy and find in-depth community information about the Cherokee ancestry cities.