Cooksville, Georgia

Cooksville is an unincorporated community in Heard County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A variant name was "Saint Cloud".[1] A post office called Cooksville operated from 1872 until 1927.[2] J. D. Cook, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooksville
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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