Delmer, Texas

Oakland is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Dialville is a small unincorporated community in north-central Cherokee County, Texas United States). According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Thunder Mountain Speedway was a 3/10 mile dirt track racing facility in East Texas located just north of Rusk, Texas, United States, on U.S. Route 69. Dubbed the "Potato Chip" for its unique shape, the track was a favorite of many drivers. The facility fell on hard times in its last few years of operation, and closed in 2006.

KTLU (1580 AM) was an American radio station. Licensed to Rusk, Texas, United States, the station served Cherokee County, Texas. The station was last owned by Richard Witkovski, through licensee North Texas Radio Group, L.P.

Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,412. The county seat is Rusk, which lies 130 miles southeast of Dallas and 160 miles north of Houston. The county was named for the Cherokee, who lived in the area before being expelled in 1839. Cherokee County comprises the Jacksonville micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Tyler–Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Skyview Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a co-gender state prison in Rusk, Texas; it is on Farm to Market Road 2972, west of Texas State Highway 69 North. It opened in July 1988.It is on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, co-located with the Hodge Unit. It has a capacity of 528 prisoners, most of whom live in dormitories.The prison houses mentally ill inmates. Prison guards assigned to Skyview take special training to come to this prison. As of 1999 most prisoners stay for about 20-60 days before returning to a general purpose prison, but some stay long-term. Steve McVicker of the Dallas Observer wrote that at Hodge and Skyview "both guards and prisoners seem more relaxed than their counterparts at other prisons". Unlike most TDCJ prisons Skyview is air conditioned, so the prison administrators turn away prisoners who they suspect are faking mental illnesses.As of April 2020 there were 479 inmates.

Jerry H. Hodge Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a state prison for men in Rusk, Texas; it is on Farm to Market Road 2972, west of Texas State Highway 69 North. It opened in March 1995.It is on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, co-located with the Skyview Unit. It has a capacity of 989 prisoners. The inmates live in traditional prison cells.The prison's inmates have mental disabilities. Prison guards assigned to Hodge take special training to come to this prison. As of 1999, most prisoners stay for about 20-60 days before returning to a general-purpose prison, but some stay long-term. Steve McVicker of the Dallas Observer wrote that at Hodge and Skyview "both guards and prisoners seem more relaxed than their counterparts at other prisons".

Rusk is a city and the county seat of Cherokee County in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 5,285.

Turney is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.

Maydelle is a small unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 250 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Craft is a small unincorporated community in central Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 21 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Gallatin is a city in Cherokee County, Texas, United States, with a 2020 U.S. census-tabulated population of 321.