Cherryville

Cherryville is a small city in northwestern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,361 at the 2000 census. The New Year's Shooters preserve the area's German heritage by honoring the custom of beginning each year with a chant and the shooting of muskets. Cherryville is located approximately 30 miles west of Charlotte and 13 miles northwest of Gastonia. Cherryville (pronounced by many of its residents as "CHUR-uh-vul", though the more proper pronunciation would be just as it is spelled) is located in Cherryville Township at 35°22′52″N 81°22′45″W / 35.38111°N 81.37917°W / 35.38111; -81.37917 (35.381169, -81.379168) at an elevation of 1,007 feet (307 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city...