Cookson, Oklahoma

Cookson, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Cookson Location within the state of Oklahoma Cookson Cookson (the United States) Show map of OklahomaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 35°42′39″N 94°55′12″W / 35.71083°N 94.92000°W / 35.71083; -94.92000Coordinates: 35°42′39″N 94°55′12″W / 35.71083°N 94.92000°W / 35.71083; -94.92000
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Cherokee
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	74427
Area code(s)	(918)

Cookson is a community in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.

Notable people[]

• Professional fisherman and television host Jimmy Houston^[1]

The Ballew family still stands to be the majority residing family in the town of Cookson (and its surrounding areas).

• Professional Visual Effect Artist Jason Hesley and Animation Studio Creative By Habit, Inc.^[2]
• Professional fisherman Jared Miller

Notes[]

Sources[]

• Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .

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