Welcome to Cook's Springs ...

Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cook's Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Cook's Springs: Cooks Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cooks Spngs. or Cooks Sprngs.)

Cook's Springs is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cook's Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Cook's Springs: (205) and (659)<4>

The ZIP code for Cook's Springs: 35052<5>

Communities Also Named Cook's Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cook's Springs - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cook's Springs.

Communities near Cook's Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cook's Springs.

• Trussville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <6>
• Center Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <6>
• Pell City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <6>
• Moody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
• Irondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <6>
• Leeds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <6>
• Clay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
• Pinson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Pinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <6>
• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
• Margaret
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <6>

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 Cook's Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cook's Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cook's Springs ...

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

Adding Cook's Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cook's Springs 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 Cook's Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cook's Springs post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cook's Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/