Cooks Springs, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Cooks Springs, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Clair
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:541
Coordinates:33.59°N -86.3944°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35052
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:164613

Cooks Springs (also known as Cook Springs or Polk) is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. Cooks Springs is located along Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 78, 6.3miles west of Pell City. Cooks Springs had a post office until November 19, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 35052.[1] [2] Cooks Springs was named for William Praytor Cooke, who settled here in 1854.[3]

Geography

The community is located along Interstate 20 west of Pell City, along a stretch of freeway commonly known as "Bloody 20" due to the significantly hilly ridges the freeway passes through, posing a threat to slowing truck traffic. Access to the community can be found from exit 152. Via I-20, Birmingham is 28 mi (45 km) west, and Atlanta, GA is 120 mi (193 km) east. U.S. Route 78 also runs through the community.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 15, 2012. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. June 6, 2013. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 39 . 0-8173-0410-X .