Cherokee Village was founded in 1954 by a Mr John A. Cooper Sr. He wanted a city that was like a city, but close to the beautiful nature of Sharp and Fulton Counties. Cherokee Village has become a model for retirement communities in the US.
In 1969 the Cherokee Village Suburban Improvement District that got responsibility for fire protection, maintaining roads and streets and recreational facilities.
Mr Cooper sold the holdings of the village to Mr and Mrs Eben Dagget, owners of Dagget Development Corporation, in 1992.
In 1997 the people in Cherokee Village tried to get the City incorporated. It is located right in between Sharp and Fulton counties, and it applied for incorporation in Sharp county first, but was denied and therefor tried with Fulton instead. The petition was granted, but only for the part located in Fulton. So in January 1998 Cherokee Village West was incorporated into Fulton County. In April the same year the two sides of where united as City of Cherokee Village with a population of about 4,600.

City Officials

Position	Name
Mayor	Steven Rose
City Clerk	Penny Trumpy
District Judge	Mark Johnson
City Attorney	Jon Abele
Police Chief	Monte Lane
Fire Chief	Kal Dienst
Street Superintendent	Joey Sheets
Water Superintendent	Thomas Thornton
Building Inspector	Charlie Akers
City Treasurer	Deborah Weichinger
Council Member	Heather Harrison
Council Member	Eddie Ishmael
Council Member	Peter Martin
Council Member	Pam Rowland
Council Member	Rob Smith
Council Member	Jeff Tatum
Council Member	Rachel Tatum
Council Member	Steve Thompson