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Welcome to Cook ...

Cook is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Cook is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Cook (for example, toward Earl Park), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Cook: 219

Communities Also Named Cook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Cook: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Bartholomew County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 17 communities that are also named Cook - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina (3), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Cook ...

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

  • Hammond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Calumet City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Merrillville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Schererville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
    • Schererville is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <3>
  • Hobart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Chicago
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Chicago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
    • East Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <3>
  • Lansing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <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 Cook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cook ...

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

Adding Cook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cook 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 was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.