Mission Statement:
The Cherokee County Historical Society is dedicated to historic preservation and education.

History begin with "ancient vast upheavals" which resulted in the Crystalline area, as geologists call it? Or perhaps it begins with its Native Peoples, the Cherokee Indians, who named many of the county's landmarks? Or did it begin with the Old Federal Road that wound its way through North Georgia in the early years of the 19th century "for the accommodation of the citizens of the United States"?

The official birthday of Cherokee County was December 26, 1831, and at that time, the new county contained some 6,900 square miles, in contrast to its present 429.