Cook, Ohio
Cook is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°40′59″N 83°18′26″W,[2] along Cook-Yankeetown Road (Fayette County Highway 34), just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 62/State Route 3.[3]
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 Looking east on Cook-Yankeetown Road towards US Highway 62 in Cook, Ohio | |
  Cook Location of Cook, Ohio  Cook Cook (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′59″N 83°18′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Fayette |
| Township | Madison |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43143 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1070722[1] |
The community is named after Matthew S. Cook, the original owner of the town site, who gave the right of way to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[4] The Cook Post Office was established on January 20, 1885, but was discontinued on March 31, 1933. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.[5]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cook, Ohio
- Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 34.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cook Post Office
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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