Cherokee County is located in the eastern part of Texas and is part of the Tyler-Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Rusk.

The county government is organized into three commissioners courts, which are responsible for setting the county's tax rate, adopting the budget, and making policy decisions. The county is also served by a sheriff's office, a district attorney's office, and a county court.

The county is served by two school districts, the Rusk Independent School District and the Jacksonville Independent School District. The county also has several private schools.

The economy of Cherokee County is largely based on agriculture, with the county's major crops being cotton, corn, and soybeans. The county also has a strong manufacturing sector, with several major employers located in the area.

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