Cherokee, North Carolina

E160290

census-designated place unincorporated community

Cherokee, North Carolina is a small town on the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina that serves as a cultural center for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a major gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Cherokee, North Carolina canonical	12

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
ethnicMajority	members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ
governedBy	Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ
hasAttraction	Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort ⓘ Museum of the Cherokee Indian ⓘ Cherokee Heritage Center ⓘ surface form: Oconaluftee Indian Village Unto These Hills outdoor drama ⓘ
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	Museum of the Cherokee Indian ⓘ Oconaluftee entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ surface form: Oconaluftee Indian Village
hasEducationalInstitution	Cherokee Central Schools ⓘ
hasHeritage	Cherokee ⓘ
hasNearbyEntrance	Oconaluftee entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPerformance	Unto These Hills outdoor drama ⓘ
hasPostalCode	28719 ⓘ
hasRecognizedLanguage	Cherokee language ⓘ
hasRecreation	camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ rafting ⓘ
hasRiver	Oconaluftee River ⓘ
isTouristDestinationFor	Great Smoky Mountains visitors ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ
locatedIn	Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Swain County, North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ western North Carolina ⓘ
locatedNear	Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
locatedOn	Qualla Boundary ⓘ
nearbyCity	Bryson City, North Carolina, United States ⓘ surface form: Bryson City, North Carolina Gatlinburg, Tennessee ⓘ Sylva, North Carolina ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians territory ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector	cultural heritage tourism ⓘ gaming ⓘ tourism ⓘ
role	cultural center for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
traversedBy	U.S. Route 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 441 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park → nearestCity → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Blue Ridge Parkway → terminusSouth → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians → headquartersLocation → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Newfound Gap → accessFrom → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

western North Carolina → contains → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

subject surface form: Western North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains → near → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Qualla Boundary → containsSettlement → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Qualla Boundary → mainTown → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Tribal Council → meetsIn → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

subject surface form: Tribal Council (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)

Sylva, North Carolina → nearbyTown → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

U.S. Route 441 → passesThrough → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Swain County, North Carolina → contains → Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ