Welcome to Cookstown ...
Cookstown is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
Cookstown is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cookstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cookstown: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Cookstown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cookstown - they are located in Georgia, New Jersey and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cookstown.
Communities near Cookstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cookstown.
- Fredericksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Remington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunavant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Paytes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Cookstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cookstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cookstown. 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 Cookstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cookstown. See our Newspapers Page for Cookstown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cookstown ...
Looking for more information about Cookstown? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cookstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cookstown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cookstown - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Cookstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Cookstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |