Welcome to Cooksburg ...

Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

The location of Cooksburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooksburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Cooksburg is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cooksburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cooksburg, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Cooksburg is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Cooksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cooksburg - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooksburg.

Communities near Cooksburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooksburg.

• Berea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• London
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Brodhead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• McKee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Livingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Orlando
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
• Climax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Rockcastle County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cooksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooksburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooksburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooksburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooksburg. See our Newspapers Page for Cooksburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooksburg ...

Looking for more information about Cooksburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cooksburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cooksburg.

Adding Cooksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cooksburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cooksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cooksburg post office opened in 1890.

We also found Cooksburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/