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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cooks Run (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cooks Run. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Cooks Run ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Cooks Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cooks Run may originally have been Cook's Run.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cooks Run might be written as Cook Run.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cooks Run is located in Clinton County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Cooks Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooks Run:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Cooks Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Bitumen
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
    • Westport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Renovo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Renovo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
    • Hammersley Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammersley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
    • North Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <2>
    • Farrandsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
    • Abdera
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
    • Flemington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Mill Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
      • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <2>
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Driftwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Huntley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Emporium
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <2>
    • Weber City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Monument
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
    • Pancake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pancake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
    • Poorman Side
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
      • Poorman Side is located in Centre County
    • Clarence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
    • Pine Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Snow Shoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
      • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <2>
    • Moshannon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
      • Moshannon is located in Centre County
    • Romola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
      • Romola is located in Centre County
    • Blanchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
    • Curtin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Centre County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
    • Kylertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
    • Morrisdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallaceton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Elk County
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Hilborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
    • English Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
    • Ramsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
    • Carsontown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
  • McKean County
    • Gardeau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Austin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooks Run, see our County-by-County Page for Cooks Run.

Newspapers Published in Cooks Run ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks Run, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks Run.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cooks Run:

Cemeteries Near Cooks Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks Run.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooks Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.

  • Noyes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noyes Cemetery
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
  • Shintown Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Summerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summerson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valentine Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46434 <5>
  • New Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45377 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganoe Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cooks Run had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.

  • Keating
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keating have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Keating is located in Clinton County
  • Bitumen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
  • Westport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
    • Shintown is located in Clinton County
  • Renovo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammersley Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammersley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
    • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
  • North Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Wyside is located in Cameron County
  • Pottersdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
    • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Hyner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
    • Hyner is located in Clinton County
  • Driftwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Belford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
    • Belford is located in Clearfield County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glen Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
      • Glen Union is located in Clinton County
    • Ritchie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
      • Ritchie is located in Clinton County
    • Cross Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
      • Cross Fork is located in Potter County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooks Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooks Run.

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2805, Longitude: -77.8815       In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooks Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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