Cherry Creek, NY

Cherry Creek is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,036 residents. The name is derived from that of a small stream that flows through the town amid many cherry trees. Cherry Creek is situated on the east border of the county, northeast of Jamestown. A newcomer can read Cherry Creek through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Cherry Creek comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. There is also a hamlet named Cherry Creek located within the town. The community was first settled circa 1815, and Cherry Creek was formed in 1829 from part of the town of Ellington. The settlement got its name from a cherry tree planted by Holland Land Company surveyor Joshua Bentley to mark the center of the new town.