Welcome to Cooke City ...
Cooke City is located in Park County<1>.
The location of Cooke City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooke City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Cooke City is 7,570 feet [2,307 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cooke City is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Cooke City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Cooke City lies within the (406) area code.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cooke City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooke City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooke City. 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 Cooke City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooke City ...
Looking for more information about Cooke City? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Cooke City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cooke City.
Adding Cooke City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cooke City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cooke City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooke City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooke City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooke City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |