It was named for Cherry Hill Manor, which was surveyed to the Penns.

[2] It includes the communities of Buck Run, Hustonville, Ideal, Kenwood, Manor, Manver, Mitchell's Mills (previously Diamondville), Penn Run (previously Greenville), Pikes Peak, Rembrandt, Sample Run, and Weimer.

The George Diehl Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

[5] As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 2,842 people, 998 households, and 784 families residing in the township.

18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.