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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cooks Run (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cooks Run. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Cooks Run ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Cooks Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cooks Run may originally have been Cook's Run.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cooks Run might be written as Cook Run.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cooks Run is located in Clinton County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Cooks Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooks Run:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Cooks Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Bitumen
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Keating
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keating. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keating
      • From Cooks Run to Keating
    • Westport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Renovo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Renovo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammersley Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • North Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <3>
    • Farrandsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Abdera
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Wyside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyside
      • From Cooks Run to Wyside
    • Driftwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Huntley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Emporium
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <3>
    • Weber City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Cooks Run to Beechwood
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Monument
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
    • Pancake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pancake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pancake
      • From Cooks Run to Pancake
    • Poorman Side
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clarence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
    • Pine Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Snow Shoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
      • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <3>
    • Moshannon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Romola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Romola
      • From Cooks Run to Romola
    • Blanchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <3>
    • Curtin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Curtin
      • From Cooks Run to Curtin
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Centre County
  • Clearfield County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Dents Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dents Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dents Run
      • From Cooks Run to Dents Run
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grant
      • From Cooks Run to Grant
    • Benezette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Cooks Run to Caledonia
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • Hilborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilborn
      • From Cooks Run to Hilborn
    • Jersey Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • English Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ramsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From Cooks Run to Ramsey
    • Carsontown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • McKean County
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Austin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooks Run, see our County-by-County Page for Cooks Run.

Cemeteries Near Cooks Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks Run.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooks Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.

  • Noyes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noyes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shintown Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summerson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valentine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46434 <5>
  • New Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45377 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cooks Run had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooks Run, with the one closest to Cooks Run listed first.

  • Keating
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keating. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Keating is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keating
    • From Cooks Run to Keating
  • Bitumen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Westport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shintown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
    • Shintown is located in Clinton County
  • Renovo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammersley Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Wyside is located in Cameron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyside
    • From Cooks Run to Wyside
  • Pottersdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
    • Hyner is located in Clinton County
  • Driftwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Belford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
    • Belford is located in Clearfield County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glen Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
      • Glen Union is located in Clinton County
    • Ritchie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
      • Ritchie is located in Clinton County
    • Cross Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
      • Cross Fork is located in Potter County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooks Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooks Run.

Newspapers Published in Cooks Run ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks Run, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks Run.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cooks Run:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooks Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2805, Longitude: -77.8815       In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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