The community is located within Canton Township along Cherry Hill and Ridge Roads but otherwise has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics.

Hitchcock's inn was used later as a general store and a dance hall, becoming the social center of the community for generations.

[3] The village industry in Cherry Hill was unique in that part of its purpose was to provide work for World War II veterans who suffered physical or mental disabilities due to their wartime service.

[6] Cherry Hill is the last of the five hamlets in Canton Township to retain substantial historic significance; it also endured as a commercial and social hub until the 1960s.

[7][8] The development emphasized traditional architecture and site plans to evoke a neotraditional small-town feel.