Details for Cooke County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5097001053
Data
| Marker Number | 1053 |
| Atlas Number | 5097001053 |
| Marker Title | Cooke County |
| Index Entry | Cooke County |
| Address | 1519 W. California |
| City | Gainesville |
| County | Cooke |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 671229 |
| UTM Northing | 3722050 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | East of Elm Fork Bridge on SH 51, in Moffett Park, Gainesville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker |
| Marker Text | Created March 20, 1848. Organized March 10, 1849. Named in honor of William G. Cooke 1808-1847. Captain of the "New Orleans Greys," 1835; Assistant Inspector General at San Jacinto, 1836; member of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841; Secretary of War and Marine, 1845; Adjutant General, 1846-1847; County Seat, Gainesville. 1964 |