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Welcome to Cookman ...

Cookman is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cookman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Cookman is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cookman: 660

Communities near Cookman ...

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

  • Milan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Green City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Browning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Browning is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Galt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Galt is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <3>
  • Spickard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
    • Spickard is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <3>
  • Laredo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
    • Laredo is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Newtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Humphreys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
    • Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Lucerne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Cookman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cookman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cookman ...

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

Adding Cookman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cookman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cookman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cookman post office opened in 1895.

We also found Cookman on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cookman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cookman - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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