Cookietown, Oklahoma
Appearance
Cookietown, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 34°16′30″N 98°27′12″W / 34.27500°N 98.45333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Cotton |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Cookietown is a small unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States.
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
- ^ Shirk, George H. (1 January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
- ^ Rundquist, Thomas J. (1 August 2000). Substitute Teacher Survival Activities Vol 1. Nova Media Inc. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-884239-51-9.