Cook Station, Missouri

Cook Station is an unincorporated community in southwest Crawford County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on the Meramec River, approximately ten miles south of Steelville, along Missouri Route M.[2]

Cook Station had its start in the 1870s when the St. Louis and San Francisco was extended to that point.[3] The community was named after C. C. Cook, a local resident who paid the railroad company in exchange for the naming rights.[3] A post office called Cook Station was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1998.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cook Station, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ a b "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.

37°48′46″N 91°26′17″W / 37.81278°N 91.43806°W / 37.81278; -91.43806


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