Welcome to Cooks Mills ...

Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Cooks Mills, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooks Mills, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Cooks Mills: Cooks Mls. (or less commonly used: Cooks Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cooks Mills for more information about variations on the name of Cooks Mills.

Cooks Mills is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cooks Mills is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Cooks Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cooks Mills, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cooks Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cooks Mills - they are located in Illinois, Maine, New Jersey and Ontario (2).

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

Communities near Cooks Mills ...

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

• Cumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Frostburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <4>
• Meyersdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• Berlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• Lonaconing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <4>
• Carpendale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Hyndman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
• Salisbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Ridgeley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <4>
• Garrett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <4>

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 Cooks Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooks Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooks Mills. 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 Cooks Mills.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooks Mills ...

Looking for more information about Cooks Mills? 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 Cooks Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cooks Mills.

Adding Cooks Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cooks Mills 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 Cooks Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cooks Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooks Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/