Cook Station is an unincorporated community in southwest Crawford County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on the Meramec River, approximately ten miles south of Steelville, along Missouri Route M.[2]
Cook Station had its start in the 1870s when the St. Louis and San Francisco was extended to that point.[3] The community was named after C. C. Cook, a local resident who paid the railroad company in exchange for the naming rights.[3] A post office called Cook Station was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1998.[4]
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37°48′46″N 91°26′17″W / 37.81278°N 91.43806°W