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Cookietown, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°16′30″N 98°27′12″W / 34.27500°N 98.45333°W / 34.27500; -98.45333
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Cookietown, Oklahoma
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
Elevation1,034 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. It is located less than 15 driving miles southwest of the county seat of Walters, and is situated just off US Route 277 near its intersection with Oklahoma State Highway 5A.[2]

History

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Cookietown was named for a mercantile at the crossroads owned by Marvin Cornelius, circa 1928.[3] The storeowner was noted for giving cookies to children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookietown, Oklahoma
  2. ^ "Walters, Oklahoma to Cookietown, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Shirk, George H. (January 1, 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
  4. ^ Rundquist, Thomas J. (August 1, 2000). Substitute Teacher Survival Activities Vol 1. Nova Media Inc. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-884239-51-9.