Cherokee is a city in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The Cherokee Nation's reservation boundaries are now visible on Google Maps -- an overdue acknowledgment of the tribal lands in Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation reservation boundaries include 7,000 miles in northeastern Oklahoma. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation’s reservation boundaries are now mapped on Google Maps. The population was 1,630 at the 2000 census. This jurisdiction was established more than 180 years ago, when the Cherokee Nation was relocated to Indian Territory, in present-day Oklahoma. 219, built in 1931, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, Tsalagihi Ayeli or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ "Tsalagiyehli"), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It was established in the 20th century and includes people descended from members of the Old Cherokee Nation who relocated, due to increasing pressure, from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokee who were forced to relocate on the Trail of Tears. “After the monumental US Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v Oklahoma… The tribe also includes descendants of Cher… Cherokee Nation exercises tribal jurisdiction over a 7,000 square-mile area in northeastern Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Alfalfa County. Maps. Cherokee is the location of the Cherokee IOOF Lodge No.