County · code 13075
Cook CountyGeorgia
Cook County is in Georgia and was created in 1918 from Berrien County, with its seat in Adel. The county was named after Philip Cook.
- Founded1918
- County seatAdel
- Named forPhilip Cook
- Land area228 sq mi + 4.8 sq mi water
- Population17,229 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped10,432 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Cook on the map of Georgia
Georgia has 159 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1918 from Berrien County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Cook County was created from Berrien County on November 5, 1918, following an act passed July 30, 1918.
- 1918Cook County created Cook created from Berrien. Act passed 30 July 1918; took effect 5 November 1918. · Ga. Laws 1918, no. 292/pp. 102-106
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Cook
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 10,432 parcels from Cook County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Good enough
One point per address, 8,545 in all from Cook County.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Cook by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Cook County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Cook County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Cook County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Cook County
- When was Cook County founded?
- Cook County was founded in 1918, formed from Berrien County, and named after Philip Cook.
- What is the county seat of Cook County?
- The county seat of Cook County is Adel.
- Is there an online parcel map for Cook County?
- Yes. Cook County publishes a parcel map of 10,432 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Cook County's boundary or name changed?
- Cook County was created in 1918 from Berrien County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Cook County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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