History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century/3/Counties/Cook
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COOK COUNTY was established from territory originally embraced in Demoine County, on the 7th of December, 1836. It included a portion of Scott County and other territory not clearly defined. The county was never organized and the following year the territory was divided among other counties created by act of the Legislature of December 21, 1837. The origin of the name given it is not known.