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Founded about 1840 where colonial road from southeast crossed San Antonio Road. Settler Gabriel Jackson had two-story log cabin-trading post here. Community was named for Silas L. Cooke, who surveyed much land in this vicinity. It is now a thriving rural village. (1969)
Cooks Point is a historical marker in Cooks Point, Burleson County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5961, -96.6105 near Cooks Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Broaddus, Andrew S., Judge (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Salem Baptist Cemetery, Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church, and Carr Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051007566. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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