Our Genealogy Helper
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 (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. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Cooks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooks:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Cooks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Sunshine Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Mount Meigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Waugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Boylston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Capitol Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Pike Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cecil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Millbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Melmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Pine Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Booth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Marbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Autaugaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Chilton County
- Mountain Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Equality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Nixburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Pentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Wetumpka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Coosada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Eclectic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Tallassee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Burkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Letohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Davenport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Lowndesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hayneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Tysonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hornady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hardaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Notasulga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- East Tallassee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Benson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Our Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooks, see our County-by-County Page for Cooks.
Cemeteries Near Cooks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cooks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Augusta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eastwood Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wares Quarter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wescott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mount Meigs.
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21263 <2>
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Billingslea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Cooks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
- Mount Meigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Barachias
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Perry's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pike Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wetumpka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson's Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Shorter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Good Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snowdoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hope Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooks.
Newspapers Published in Cooks ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |