Cookietown is a small

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in Cotton County,

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, United States. It is located less than 15 driving miles southwest of the county seat of Walters, and is situated just off US Route 277 near its intersection with

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History

Cookietown was named for a mercantile at the crossroads owned by Marvin Cornelius, circa 1928. The storeowner was noted for giving cookies to children.

References

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