Park Hill, Oklahoma

Park Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.

[5] It lies near Tahlequah, east of the junction of U.S. Route 62 and State Highway 82.

Founded in 1838, Park Hill became the home of many important Cherokee leaders, including John Ross after their removal from the southeastern U.S.

Park Hill was a pre-established hamlet that became the home for many of the Cherokee after coming from the East on the "Trail of Tears".

[7] Park Hill was the center of culture for the Cherokees for many years,[6] and as such in 1940 the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma erected a marker at Park Hill declaring it the "Center of Cherokee culture".

The Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, was built on the former grounds of the Female Seminary.

The Echota Ceremonial Ground has been located in Park Hill since 2001, on the north side of town.

This cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 2006.

15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Arts and crafts booths at Cherokee National Holiday in Park Hill, 2007
Cherokee County map