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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

Cook itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.

  • Lula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lula is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Grand Cane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Logansport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Longstreet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Joaquin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Keachi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Carmel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Gloster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pelican
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Mitchell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Shelbyville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Centennial
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Deadwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Center is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>
  • Tenaha
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tenaha is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <2>
  • Spring Ridge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Keithville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Woods
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Woods is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Patroon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Patroon is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
  • Williams
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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