Cookville, Missouri
Cookville is an extinct town in southwestern Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The town site is along Roubidoux Creek within the southern part of Fort Leonard Wood. The community of Greenview is located two miles to the west on Missouri Route 17 along the western boundary of the military reservation and adjacent to the Pulaski-Laclede county line.[2]
A post office called Cookville was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1941.[3] The community has the name of W. J. Cook, a local merchant.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cookville
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- "Pulaski County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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