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Cooke CountyTexas

Cooke County is in Texas with its seat in Gainesville. The county was formed on March 20, 1848, and named after William Gordon Cooke.

  • Founded1848
  • County seatGainesville
  • Named forWilliam Gordon Cooke
  • Land area875 sq mi + 24 sq mi water
  • Population41,668 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped32,873 checked 16 October 2026
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Where it is

Cooke on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1848 from Collin County and Grayson County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Cooke County was created from parts of Collin and Grayson counties on March 20, 1848. The county was fully organized on March 10, 1849, and over the following years lost territory to the creation of Wise County in 1856, Jack County in 1856, Clay County in 1857, and Montague County in 1857.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1848
    Cooke County created Cooke created from parts of Fannin Land District attached to Collin and Grayson, and from Non-County Area 13. Non-County Area 13 eliminated, Cooke not fully organized.
    from Collinfrom Grayson
    · Texas Laws 1847, 2d leg., ch. 130/p. 183
  2. 1849
    Changed Cooke fully organized. · Smith, 10
  3. 1852
    Exchanged territory Cooke exchanged with Denton.
    with Denton
    · Texas Laws 1851, 4th leg., reg. sess., ch. 41/p. 32
  4. 1856
    Lost territory Cooke lost to creation of Wise.
    to Wise
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 31/p. 23
  5. 1856
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Cooke and Grayson clarified (no change).
    with Graysonno change
    · Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 51/p. 49
  6. 1856
    Lost territory Cooke lost to creation of Jack, resulted in an overlap with Jack.
    to Jack
    · Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 135/pp. 62-64
  7. 1857
    Lost territory Cooke lost to creation of Clay and Montague.
    to Clayto Montague
    · Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., chs. 33-34/pp. 31-33

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Cooke

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

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

Cooke by the Census

Population
41,668 2020 Census count
Housing units
17,716 2020 Census count
Land area
875 square miles
Water area
24 square miles
People per sq mi
48 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Cooke County

When was Cooke County founded?
Cooke County was founded in 1848, formed from Collin County and Grayson County, and named after William Gordon Cooke.
What is the county seat of Cooke County?
The county seat of Cooke County is Gainesville.
Is there an online parcel map for Cooke County?
Yes. Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG) publishes a parcel map of 32,873 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Cooke County's boundary or name changed?
Cooke County was created in 1848 from Collin County and Grayson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Clay County, Denton County and Jack County.
Who issues septic and well permits in Cooke County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Cooke 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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