Welcome to Cooksey ...
Cooksey is located in Dent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooksey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Cooksey is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cooksey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cooksey: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Cooksey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cooksey - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooksey.
Communities near Cooksey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooksey.
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
- Steelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Viburnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
- Viburnum is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
- Cook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Howes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Wesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <4>
- Doss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
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 Cooksey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooksey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooksey. 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 Cooksey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooksey. See our Newspapers Page for Cooksey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooksey ...
Looking for more information about Cooksey? 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 Cooksey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cooksey.
Adding Cooksey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cooksey 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 Cooksey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cooksey post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooksey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooksey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Cooksey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Cooksey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |