Best well drillers in Cherokee County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 11 drilling companies with wells on record in Cherokee County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 413 logged wells in well construction records (Form GW-1) filed with NC DEQ's Division of Water Resources, together with the USGS National Water Information System groundwater inventory (records as of 2026-10-12). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Cherokee Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Lawson | 216 | 216 | 277 |
| 2 | James Daniel Wilson | 72 | 72 | 152 |
| 3 | James R Wilson | 38 | 38 | 89 |
| 4 | James Wilson | 37 | 37 | 57 |
| 5 | Perry Reece | 22 | 22 | 79 |
| 6 | Lon Dillard | 10 | 10 | 44 |
| 7 | Franz Victor | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 8 | W.dalton Snodgrass | 4 | 4 | 333 |
| 9 | John V. Kuykendall | 3 | 3 | 42 |
| 10 | Gary Justice | 1 | 1 | 254 |
| 11 | Donald H. Cummings | — | 1 | 87 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Cherokee County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full NC DEQ + USGS record. A ★ marks a featured sponsor — sponsors must appear in the county record to be listed, and the ranking below them is never reordered.
Who drills the most wells in Cherokee County?
William Lawson has drilled the most Cherokee County wells in the recent record — 216 since 2016, 216 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Cherokee County?
11 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Cherokee County; 10 of them have drilled somewhere in North Carolina since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Cherokee County?
The median drilled depth in Cherokee County is 305 ft, based on 3,382 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Cherokee County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Cherokee County wells page.
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