Official Name: | Cherry Creek, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cherry Creek |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pontotoc |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 433 |
Coordinates: | 34.3506°N -88.9875°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 668366 |
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.[1]
A post office operated under the name Cherry Creek from 1851 to 1904.[2]
Cherry Creek Baptist Church, which is one of the oldest churches in the area, was founded in May of 1843.[3]