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Introduction ...

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 Cooks Corners (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 Cooks Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Cooks Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cooks Corners: Cooks Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Cooks Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cooks Corners may originally have been Cook's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cooks Corners might be written as Cook Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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

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

Cooks Corners is located in Ionia County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ionia County: Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Kent & Montcalm.

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

  • Ionia County     (The home county of Cooks Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Belding
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Orleans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Shiloh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Woods Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Saranac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ionia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
    • South Ionia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Palo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Elmdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Freeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Middleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <2>
    • Irving
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Westphalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Maple Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Eagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
    • Sunfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulliken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <2>
    • Elm Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • Riverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
    • Perrinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
      • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Grattan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
      • Grattan is located in Kent County
    • Parnell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Kent County
    • Harvard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
    • Cannonsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Segwun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
      • Segwun is located in Kent County
    • Sheffield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Kent County
    • Ada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Forest Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
    • Rockford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
    • Alto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Morley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <2>
    • Rustford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Eureka Place
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
    • Amsden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
    • Fenwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Gowen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <2>
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
    • Langston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Langston is located in Montcalm County
    • Trufant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trufant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant
      • Trufant is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trufant <2>
    • Stanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
    • Vickeryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
    • Butternut
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
  • Muskegon County
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <2>
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.
    • Wright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Marne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
      • Marne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <2>
    • Jenison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooks Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Cooks Corners.

Newspapers Published in Cooks Corners ...

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 226 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks Corners, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cooks Corners:

Cemeteries Near Cooks Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks Corners.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Otisco Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisco Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
  • River Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Ridge Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Belding Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belding Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
  • Mason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
  • Greene Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Belding.
    • The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <5>
  • Ashley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Alton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
    • Marble Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenop Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenop Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Cooks Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooks Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooks Corners, with the one closest to Cooks Corners listed first.

  • Smyrna
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
  • Belding
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
    • Grattan is located in Kent County
  • Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Kent County
  • Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Ionia County
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Fallassburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallassburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
    • Fallassburg is located in Kent County
  • Parnell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Kent County
  • Shiloh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
  • Woods Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
    • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
  • Amsden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
    • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
  • Cannonsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fenwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Harvard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Kent County
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooks Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0884, Longitude: -85.2625       In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Cooks Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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