CHEROKEE VILLAGE Sharp County Arkansas Genealogy Trail John A. Cooper, Sr. started Cherokee Village in 1954 with 2,400 acres and a vision. This community was to have the conveniences of the city but an abundance of hills, woods, water and natural wildlife. Located near the juncture of the South Fork and Spring Rivers. It was the state's first planned resort/retirement community and among the first of its kind in the world. The response was so great that the vision had to be enlarged several times. Cherokee Village was incorporated in 1998 and became the largest town in Sharp County. The Village covers 13,000 acres of beautiful Ozark hills. ©2006 Arkansas Genealogy Trails |