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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 (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. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.

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

  • Huntingdon County     (The home county of Cooks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Kimmel
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimmel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
      • Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimmel
      • From Cooks to Kimmel
    • Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rocky Ridge
      • From Cooks to Rocky Ridge
    • Joller ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
      • Joller is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joller
      • From Cooks to Joller
    • Coles ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
      • Coles is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coles
      • From Cooks to Coles
    • Robertsdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Todd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Broad Top City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
      • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Saltillo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Three Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Salter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
      • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salter
      • From Cooks to Salter
    • Coalmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dudley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Saxton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <3>
    • Riddlesburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Coaldale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Langdondale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langdondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
      • Langdondale is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Langdondale
      • From Cooks to Langdondale
    • Marble City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Graceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
    • Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <3>
    • Yellow Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Waterside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Breezewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezewood
      • Breezewood is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezewood <3>
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Clover Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beavertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Blair County
    • Martinsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
    • Oreminea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oreminea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
      • Oreminea is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oreminea
      • From Cooks to Oreminea
    • Shellytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Royer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
      • Royer is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royer
      • From Cooks to Royer
    • Williamsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
    • Roaring Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
      • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <3>
    • Covedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
      • Covedale is located in Blair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covedale
      • From Cooks to Covedale
    • Franklin Forge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Springfield Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Claysburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Cambria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Cooks to Summit
    • Tunnelhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
      • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Puritan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland County
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <3>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Dry Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cowans Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowans Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
      • Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
    • Metal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Doylestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
    • Newbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
      • Newbridge is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newbridge
      • From Cooks to Newbridge
    • Freestone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freestone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freestone
      • From Cooks to Freestone
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fort Loudon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loudon
      • Fort Loudon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loudon <3>
    • Roxbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cove Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dickey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
      • Dickey is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickey
      • From Cooks to Dickey
    • Markes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Waterfall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clear Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
      • Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clear Ridge
      • From Cooks to Clear Ridge
    • Wells Tannery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Laidig
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laidig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
      • Laidig is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laidig
      • From Cooks to Laidig
    • Fort Littleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Littleton
      • Fort Littleton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Littleton <3>
    • Burnt Cabins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley-Hi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley-Hi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
      • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Harrisonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
      • Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
    • Knobsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Akersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
      • Akersville is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Akersville
      • From Cooks to Akersville
    • Crystal Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • McConnellsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
      • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <3>
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Juniata County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterloo
      • From Cooks to Waterloo
    • Peru Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Perulack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Rutherford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
    • Reeds Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McCullochs Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks, with the one closest to Cooks listed first.
    • Kistler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kistler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Newton Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
      • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McVeytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
      • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <3>
    • Mattawana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Menno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry County

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

Cemeteries Near Cooks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks.

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 covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Edwards Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coles Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertsdale Italian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broad Top IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broad Top IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broad Top IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Todd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saltillo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saltillo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saltillo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Beavertown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beavertown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beavertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ave Maria Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ave Maria Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ave Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dudley Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Robertsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Todd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Saltillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Grenada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grenada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grenada
    • New Grenada is located in Fulton County
  • Three Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trough Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trough Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
    • Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Salter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Salter
    • From Cooks to Salter
  • Coalmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dudley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Waterfall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Selea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
    • Selea is located in Huntingdon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Selea
    • From Cooks to Selea
  • Cassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Enid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Enid is located in Fulton County
    • Dublin Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Mills
      • Dublin Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Defiance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in Bedford County

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

Newspapers Published in Cooks ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2119, Longitude: -78.0879    









 

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