Cooks Point, Texas

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Coordinates: 30°35′45″N96°36′38″W / 30.59583°N 96.61056°W / 30.59583; -96.61056
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Burleson
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 979
GNIS feature ID1354907 [1]

Cooks Point is an unincorporated community in Burleson County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

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Geography

Cooks Point is located on Texas State Highway 21, 8 mi (13 km) east of Caldwell in Burleson County. [2]

Education

The community continues to be served by Caldwell ISD to this day.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooks Point, Texas
  2. Alford, Catherine G. "Cooks Point, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 7, 2022.