Cooks, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Cooks, Michigan
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Cooks
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Schoolcraft
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Inwood
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:699
Coordinates:45.9178°N -86.4764°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49817
Area Code:906
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1619567

Cooks is an unincorporated community in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States. Cooks is located in Inwood Township along the Canadian National Railway north of U.S. Route 2, 11.5miles west-southwest of Manistique.[1] Cooks has a post office with ZIP code 49817.[2]

History

Cooks was founded in 1883 when John C. Cook built a sawmill at the community. The community was originally named Cook's Mills before being shortened to Cooks. A post office opened in the community on June 28, 1888; Norman McDonald was the first postmaster. The community had a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad under the name Cooks Mill.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget . Schoolcraft County . pdf . 2010 . 2010-12-25 .
  2. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup
  3. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.