- Cooks, Michigan
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Cooks, Michigan — Unincorporated community — 
Cooks, MichiganCoordinates: 45°55′04″N 86°28′35″W / 45.91778°N 86.47639°WCoordinates: 45°55′04″N 86°28′35″W / 45.91778°N 86.47639°W[1] Country United States State Michigan County Schoolcraft Township Inwood Elevation[1] 699 ft (213 m) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 49817 Area code(s) 906 GNIS feature ID 1619567[1] Cooks is an unincorporated community in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States. Cooks is located in Inwood Township along the Canadian National Railway north of U.S. Route 2, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) west-southwest of Manistique. [2] Cooks has a post office with ZIP code 49817.[3]
History
Cooks was founded in 1883 when John C. Cook built a sawmill at the community. The community was originally named Cook's Mills before being shortened to Cooks. A post office opened in the community on June 28, 1888; Norman McDonald was the first postmaster. The community had a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad under the name Cooks Mill.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooks, Michigan
- ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (2010) (pdf). Schoolcraft County (Map). http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SCHOOLCRAFT_COUNTY_125307_7.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
Municipalities and communities of Schoolcraft County, Michigan County seat: Manistique City 
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesCooks | Seney
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Schoolcraft County, Michigan
- Populated places established in 1883
- Michigan geography stubs
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