Welcome to Cooks Mills ...

Cooks Mills is located in Coles County<1>.

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 on a map dated 1881.

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 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cooks Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cooks Mills (for example, toward Universal (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Cooks Mills is located in the (217) area code.

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 Maine, New Jersey, Ontario (2) and Pennsylvania.

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.

• Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
• Mattoon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <3>
• Sullivan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <3>
• Tuscola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <3>
• Arcola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>
• Arthur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Neoga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <3>
• Bethany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
• Atwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <3>
• Windsor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>

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 on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Cooks Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov