Cooksville, Wisconsin

Cooksville, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Cooksville, Wisconsin Cooksville, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°50′07″N 89°14′26″W / 42.83528°N 89.24056°WCoordinates: 42°50′07″N 89°14′26″W / 42.83528°N 89.24056°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Rock
Elevation	883 ft (269 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
GNIS feature ID	1563351[1]

Cooksville is an unincorporated community in the Town of Porter, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1][2]

History

The land where Cooksville lies was originally purchased by the New Hampshire lawyer and statesman, Daniel Webster, for $1.25 an acre. Webster also represented other investors in the land purchase. Early pioneers were established by 1837. Many of the original settlers of the village were from New England and left their imprint on the town and village architecture. Brick homes stand on three sides of a common or square, typical of the New England village tradition. By 1976 there were only 80 residents, half the population of the town in 1850. "Traditional Cooksville has remained the same, untouched by progress. Cooksville residents hope it will continue to be known as a town that time forgot."^[3]

Notable people

• Peter Egan, Road & Track and Cycle World columnist
• Gideon Ellis Newman, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• John L. Savage, engineer

Notes

1. "Cooksville, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Cooksville, Wisconsin
3. Ebel, Sharon and Tom Bowditch, "Cooksville, Town Without Progress", Janesville Gazette, July 3, 1976, p. 6.