Cooks, Michigan

Cooks is an unincorporated community in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States. Cooks is located in Inwood Township along the Canadian National Railway north of U.S. Route 2, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) west-southwest of Manistique.^[2] Cooks has a post office with ZIP code 49817.^[3]

Cooks, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°55′04″N 86°28′35″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Schoolcraft
Township	Inwood
Elevation [1]	699 ft (213 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49817
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	1619567[1]

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]