Cooks, Michigan

Coordinates: 45°55′04″N 86°28′35″W / 45.91778°N 86.47639°W / 45.91778; -86.47639
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Cooks, Michigan
UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49817
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1619567[1]

Cooks is an

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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooks, Michigan
  2. ^ Schoolcraft County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
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