About Cookeville
Set in the northern part of Tennessee, Cookeville is a thriving city with an estimated population of 37,102.
Cookeville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 35.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,037 residents per square mile.
📰 Cookeville News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cookeville Unique
- A top-25 city in Tennessee by population (#24 of 345 incorporated places).
- The only place in America named Cookeville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in northern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 37,102.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Cookeville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cookeville
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cookeville History Museum · Museum
- Sandra Bos · Art gallery
- The Munkey Wrench · Art gallery
- Cookeville Childrens Museum · Museum
- Depot Museum · Museum
- Soard Properties Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cookeville
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cookeville
- Algood Middle School
- Avery Trace Middle School
- Cane Creek Elementary
- Capshaw Elementary
- Cookeville High School
- Dodson Branch Elementary
- Jere Whitson Elementary
- Northeast Elementary
- Park View Elementary
- Prescott South Elementary
- Prescott South Middle School
- Putnam Co Adult High School
- Sycamore Elementary
- T T U Child Development Lab
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Cookeville Regional Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.