Cook is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Madison Township,
Fayette County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. It is located along Cook-Yankeetown Road (Fayette County Highway 34), just west of its intersection with
U.S. Route 62/
State Route 3.
The community is named after Matthew S. Cook, the original owner of the town site, who gave the
right of way
A right of way (also right-of-way) is a specific route that people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so. Rights-of-way in the physical sense include controlled-access h ...
to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroads in North America, oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam engine, steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 1830 ...
. The Cook Post Office was established on January 20, 1885, but closed on March 31, 1933. The mail service is now sent through the
Mount Sterling branch.
References
Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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