Cherokee County is named for the Cherokee Native American people.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Rutherford County, North Carolina and Cleveland County, North Carolina
E – York County
S – Union County
Created: February 25, 1897 
County Seat:
Gaffney 1897 – present
County Courthouse – Gaffney
Location: 125 East Floyd Baker Boulevard / North Petty Street
Built: 1929 – 1930
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: M R Marsh
Contractor: Brown-Harry Inc.
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story gray colored limestone structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped ground in the center of Gaffney. The main entrance is located in the center and has a stone frame and a light standard on either side. The east and west sections project slightly from the main building. A projecting cornice runs below the flat roof line. The building houses the County Circuit Court and County Family Court of the 7th Judicial Circuit.
See: The 7th Judicial Circuit includes Spartanburg County.
History: The county was created in 1897 and Gaffney was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a two story brick structure built in 1898. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1929 to 1930.
County Administration Building – Gaffney
Location: 210 North Limestone Street / West Floyd Baker Boulevard
Built: 1913 – 1914
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Arthur W Hamby of Hamby & Rorke, Columbia
Contractor: S A Miller
Description: The building faces northwest and is a one story concrete, brick, metal and wood structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Gaffney. The building was constructed for use as the Carnagie Free Llibrary. The dark red colored brick building has a raised basement and a central entrance on the nortwest side. A white colored cornice runs below the roof line. An addition was added in 1937 to 1938. The contractor for the addition was S A Miller of Gaffney. Since 1972, the building has housed the County Administration.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Carnegie Free Library
County Courthouse – Gaffney
County Administration Building – Gaffney
Photos taken 2008