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Welcome to Cookville ...

Cookville is located in Woodson County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Cookville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cookville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Cookville is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Cookville: (620)

Communities Also Named Cookville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Cookville - they are located in Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Cookville ...

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

  • Chanute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Iola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <4>
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Yates Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
    • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <4>
  • Le Roy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • La Harpe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
    • Gas is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Toronto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Woodson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Neosho Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
    • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cookville ...

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

Adding Cookville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cookville 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 Cookville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cookville post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cookville.

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

The official website for Woodson County: www.woodsoncounty.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Woodson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cookville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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