| Type: | suburb |
| Cherry Gully | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -28.4169°N 152.058°W |
| Pop: | 18 |
| Postcode: | 4370 |
| Area: | 15.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 25.3 |
| Dir1: | S |
| Location1: | Warwick |
| Dist2: | 33.8 |
| Dir2: | NNE |
| Location2: | Stanthorpe |
| Dist3: | 108 |
| Dir3: | S |
| Location3: | Toowoomba |
| Dist4: | 181 |
| Dir4: | SW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Southern Downs Region |
| Stategov: | Southern Downs |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Wildash |
| Near-Ne: | Elbow Valley |
| Near-E: | Elbow Valley |
| Near-Se: | Elbow Valley |
| Near-S: | Elbow Valley |
| Near-Sw: | Dalveen |
| Near-W: | Silverwood |
| Near-Nw: | Silverwood |
Cherry Gully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.
The locality takes its name from a local gully name. There are a number of stories about the name of the gully. One story is that in mid-nineteenth century a cask of sherry fell from a wagon into the gully, with the word sherry being corrupted later to cherry.[1] In another story, carriers stopped at the gully and drank sherry from the cargo to excess and again the word sherry was corrupted to cherry.[2] The other story is that the gully has many wild cherry trees.[3]
Cherry Gully Provisional School opened in 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Cherry Gully State School. It closed circa 1916. It was on Old Stanthorpe Road, now within the neighbouring locality of Dalveen to the south-west.[4]
In the, Cherry Gully had a population of 9 people.
In the, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.
There are no schools in Cherry Gully. The nearest government primary school is Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north.