About Cherokee
Cherokee is a small town situated in the
Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia 73
kilometres (45 mi) north of the state capital,
Melbourne.
Cherokee (Macedon Ranges) is located in the
Central Highlands and Goldfields region,
Victoria (VIC) in Australia. The satellite
coordinates of Cherokee are: latitude 7°23'32"S
and longitude 144°38'21"E.
The settlement of Cherokee as it appears today
was created by land subdivision around 1880–
1881, although the area was occupied by
Europeans before this date. Timber mills and a
school were operating by 1865, possibly earlier,
in response to the demand for timber created
by the Victorian gold rush.
Cherokee is a suburb of Northern Victoria,
Victoria and is about 56 kms north-northwest of
VIC's capital city of Melbourne.