Cook Station, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, US
Cook Station is an unincorporated community in southwest Crawford County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on the Meramec River, approximately ten miles south of Steelville, along Missouri Route M.[2]
Cook Station had its start in the 1870s when the St. Louis and San Francisco was extended to that point.[3] The community was named after C. C. Cook, a local resident who paid the railroad company in exchange for the naming rights.[3] A post office called Cook Station was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1998.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cook Station, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ a b "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Steelville
- Bourbon
- Cuba
- Steelville
- Sullivan‡
- Leasburg
- St. Cloud
- West Sullivan
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°48′46″N 91°26′17″W / 37.81278°N 91.43806°W / 37.81278; -91.43806
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