Cookietown, Oklahoma

Cookietown is a small unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States.

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
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCotton
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Cookietown was named for a mercantile at the crossroads owned by Marvin Cornelius, circa 1928.[1] The storeowner was noted for giving cookies to children.[2]

References

  1. Shirk, George H. (1 January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
  2. Rundquist, Thomas J. (1 August 2000). Substitute Teacher Survival Activities Vol 1. Nova Media Inc. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-884239-51-9.



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