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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cook, please Contact Us.

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 Cook (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 Cook. 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Cook is historic, it would have been located within present day De Soto Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of De Soto Parish: Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Panola (TX) & Shelby (TX).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Cook. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cook:

  • De Soto Parish     (The home parish of Cook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Stanley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Grand Cane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • South Mansfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • 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
    • Gloster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • Pelican
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frierson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Atkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elm Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Keithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Edgewood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Summer Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Reisor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Bethany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Natchitoches Parish
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Abington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Harmon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Westdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Carroll
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • East Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Hanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Coushatta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Edgefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Halfway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Converse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Bayou Scie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zwolle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Woods is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Midyett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • De Berry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Panola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cook, with the one closest to Cook listed first.
    • Haslam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Joaquin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Campti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Huxley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Shelbyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • 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>
    • Choice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Short
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cook, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Cook.

Cemeteries Near Cook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cook.

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 Cook - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Prude Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spanish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flanagan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Price Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Guy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.

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

These 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
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • 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)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cook.

Newspapers Published in Cook ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cook, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cook.

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 helpful websites 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 Cook:

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.