Cook, Ohio

Cook, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Looking east on Cook-Yankeetown Road towards US Highway 62 in Cook, Ohio
Cook Cook Location of Cook, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°40′59″N 83°18′26″W / 39.68306°N 83.30722°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Fayette
Township	Madison
Elevation[1]	909 ft (277 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43143
Area code(s)	740
GNIS feature ID	1070722[1]

Cook is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 39°40′59″N 83°18′26″W / 39.68306°N 83.30722°WCoordinates: 39°40′59″N 83°18′26″W / 39.68306°N 83.30722°W,^[2] along Cook-Yankeetown Road (Fayette County Highway 34), just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 62/State Route 3.^[3]

The community has the name of Matthew S. Cook, an original owner of the town site.^[4] The Cook Post Office was established on January 20, 1885, but was discontinued on March 31, 1933. The mail service is now sent through the Mount Sterling branch.^[5]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cook, Ohio
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 80.
4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 34.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cook Post Office