Welcome to Cooksburg ...

Cooksburg is located in Albany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cooksburg is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cooksburg is within the (518) 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 Kentucky 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.

• Middleburgh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <3>
• Schoharie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <3>
• Tannersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <3>
• Hunter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <3>
• Cornwallville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallville
  • Cornwallville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwallville <3>
• Livingstonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
  • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
• Manorkill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
• Norton Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
  • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
• Rensselaerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaerville
  • Rensselaerville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaerville <3>
• Brooksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Brooksburg is located in Greene 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cooksburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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 Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/