Cookietown, Oklahoma

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

Cookietown, Oklahoma
Cookietown
Location within the state of Oklahoma
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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