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Welcome to Cooks Corner ...

Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cooks Corner: Cooks Cor. (or less commonly used: Cooks Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cooks Corner for more information about variations on the name of Cooks Corner.

Cooks Corner is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cooks Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cooks Corner: 207

Communities Also Named Cooks Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Cooks Corner: This one is located in Waldo County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

Beyond Maine, there are 5 communities that are also named Cooks Corner - they are located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cooks Corner ...

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

  • Waterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Winslow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • China
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Pittsfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Carmel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <3>
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
  • Canaan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooks Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Waldo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooks Corner - 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.