Cookietown, Oklahoma is located at the crossroads of U.S. 277/281 and SH-5A, in Cotton County, near the Texas border.

Origin of its unusual name
The tiny southwestern Oklahoma community was named after a local business owned by Marvin Cornelius back in the early twentieth century.

Nearby cities and towns:
Randlett, Oklahoma (to the south)
Devol, Oklahoma (to the southwest)
Loveland, Oklahoma (to the west)
Lawton, Oklahoma (to the north)
Walters, Oklahoma (to the northeast)
Temple, Oklahoma (to the east)
Taylor, Oklahoma (to the southeast)
Burkburnett, Texas (to the southwest)

Time Zone: Cookietown, Oklahoma is in the Central Time Zone.

Points of interest in the region:
Cameron University, in Lawton, Oklahoma
Fort Sill Military Reservation and National Historic Landmark, north of Lawton, OK.
Waurika Lake, near Waurika, Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, northwest of Lawton, Oklahoma

Recreational opportunities in the area:
Camping, fishing, hunting, archery, picnicking, hiking, rock climbing, photography, boating and water-skiing.

Wildlife found in southwest Oklahoma:
Bison, elk, deer, wild turkey, coyotes, hawks, quail, dove, ducks, rabbits, prairie dogs, otter, owls, raccoon, and the armadillo.

U.S. map showing the location of Cookietown, Oklahoma

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