Centre in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Cherokee County Courthouse

Photographed by Angela Nichols, March 5, 2018

1. Cherokee County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. The current courthouse is the fourth to be built on this site. The first courthouse, constructed of brick in 1849, burned in 1882. A second brick courthouse was built that year and it only lasted 13 years before it burned in 1895. The third brick courthouse was immediately built and stood until being torn down for the current courthouse which was built in 1937.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 34° 9.158′ N, 85° 40.73′ W. Marker is in Centre, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is on Cedar Bluff Road (State Road 283) north of West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Main St, Centre AL 35960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cherokee County's Beginnings (here, next to this marker); Cherokee County (within shouting distance of this marker); Jordan Big Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee County Historical Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); John Johnathan Pratt (about 700 feet away); Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Orville Estes Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); J.D. Jordan Jr. House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centre.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Turkey Town Council Site (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Markers are located at the back of the courthouse.

Photographed by Angela Nichols, March 5, 2018

2. Cherokee County Courthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 990 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.