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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

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.

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 (so far) for Cookson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cookson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cookson - 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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Cookson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Cookson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cookson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cookson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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