LaRue County, KY
Cook Information
LaRue county was named after John LaRue and formed in 1843. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 421 to 1080 feet above sea level. The county seat is Hodgenville and is located on the site of Robert Hodgen's mill on the Nolin River. The mill was built in 1789 near Phillips' Fort, which was built in 1781, in what was then Hardin county. Hodgenville was established in 1818 and became the county seat when LaRue county was created in 1843. The first post office opened as Hodgensville in 1826 and was renamed Hodgenville in 1904. Abraham Lincoln was born near Hodgenville and the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site is on US 31E south of town.
Very Nice - Cemetery Page: http://www.interment.net/us/ky/larue.htm
Buffalo Cemetery http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/larue/buffalo_cemetery.htm
Cook, Cleo C. – 21 Nov. 1905 – 26 June 1995
Nolan Baptist Church Cemetery http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/larue/nolan_baptist.htm
Cook, Joseph – (hus. of Rebecca) 17 Jan. 1836 – 26 Nov. 1900
Cook, Rebecca J. Miller – (wife of Joseph C.) 25 Nov. 1837 - blank
Pleasant Grove Cemetery http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/larue/pleasant_grove.htm
Cook, J. F. – (Son of Albert Cook) 18 May 1854 – 23 Oct. 1934*
(Death cert.)
Cook, Otis J. – 18 June 1922 – 28 Feb. 1923
Census Index 1860
GEORGE H. COOK page 328
1870 Index
| COOK | BENJAMIN F. | Larue County | KY | 096 | Upton Pct. |
| Cook | Benjamin | 96 |
| COOK | JOSEPH | 035 |
| COOK | RUBIN | 096 |
| COOK | TELITHA | 054 |
| COOK | WILLIAM SR. | 101 |
Kentucky Death Index
| Maggie Cook | 24 Sep 1911 | 32 Years | 11 | 23829 |
| William Cook | 11 May 1912 | 46 Years | 12 | 13214 |
| J P. Cook | 23 Oct 1934 | 80 Years | 34 | 25753 |
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