Welcome to Cookson ...

Cookson is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

Cookson is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cookson: (918) & (539)<3>

The ZIP code for Cookson: 74427<4>

Communities Also Named Cookson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cookson - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Cookson ...

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

• Tahlequah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <5>
• Sallisaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <5>
• Stilwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <5>
• Fort Gibson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
  • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <5>
• Vian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <5>
• Gore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <5>
• Webbers Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbers Falls
  • Webbers Falls is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webbers Falls <5>
• Hulbert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulbert <5>
• Braggs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
  • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <5>
• Marble City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cookson ...

Looking for more information about Cookson? 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 Cookson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cookson.

Adding Cookson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cookson 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 Cookson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

We also found Cookson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cookson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/