Cookietown, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Cookietown is located in Oklahoma
Cookietown
Cookietown
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Cookietown is located in the United States
Cookietown
Cookietown
Cookietown (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°16′30″N 98°27′12″W / 34.27500°N 98.45333°W / 34.27500; -98.45333
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCotton
Elevation
[1]
1,034 ft (315 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100316[1]

Cookietown is a small unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States.

History

Cookietown was named for a mercantile at the crossroads owned by Marvin Cornelius, circa 1928.[2] The storeowner was noted for giving cookies to children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookietown, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Shirk, George H. (January 1, 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
  3. ^ Rundquist, Thomas J. (August 1, 2000). Substitute Teacher Survival Activities Vol 1. Nova Media Inc. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-884239-51-9.


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