Welcome to Cooke County ...
Time Zone: Cooke County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Gainesville is the Seat for Cooke County.
Cooke County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Fannin County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cooke had a population of 41,257 people. This is an increase of 7.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,472 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cooke represented 0.15% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Cooke County:
- Callisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Gainesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
- Lindsay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Muenster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Valley View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Valley View is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <4>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Cooke County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Love County
- Grayson County
- Denton County
- Wise County
- Montague County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |