Cookson

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Cookson is a community and census-designated place in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 826 as of the 2020 Census. The post office opened April 11, 1895. The ZIP Code is 74427. It is said to have been named for the first postmaster, John H. Cookson.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cookson, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Caney Ridge
  3.5 mi away
• Pettit
  5 mi away
• Tenkiller
  6.6 mi away
• Evening Shade
  7 mi away
• Cave Spring
  8.8 mi away
• Flute Springs
  9.2 mi away
• Rocky Mountain
  9.4 mi away
• Dwight Mission
  11.9 mi away
• Greasy
  12.3 mi away · pop. 164
• Redbird Smith
  12.5 mi away
• Pinhook Corner
  13.1 mi away
• Tahlequah
  13.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cookson

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 76 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 87 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 95 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 103 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 112 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 113 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).