Previous to its settlement era, the area of Cookeville Tennessee was dominated by the Cherokee Native American tribe through the Paleo-Indian to the early European colonization periods of history.
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Previous to its settlement era, the area of Cookeville Tennessee was dominated by the Cherokee Native American tribe through the Paleo-Indian to the early European colonization periods of history.
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Largely rugged landscape of the Cookeville area made it unsuitable for large-scale farming operations compared to most of the larger Middle Tennessee region.
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Cookeville Tennessee residents enrolled to assist in both the armies of the Confederacy and the Union.
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Economic and cultural growth in Cookeville Tennessee stagnated as a result of political divide amongst residents's viewpoints on the Civil War, causing animosities amongst neighbors and families.
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Three man-made lakes maintained by the Corps of Engineers are located near Cookeville Tennessee, created to help flood control in the narrow valleys of the Cumberland Plateau: Center Hill Lake, Cordell Hull Lake, and Dale Hollow Lake.
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Cookeville Tennessee has a humid subtropical climate with relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation through the year.
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The cost of living in Cookeville Tennessee is low, and the city ranked 8th in the United States on the Center for Regional Economic Competitivess Cost of Living Index in 2016.
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Cookeville Tennessee is home to three of the region's microbreweries, the Red Silo Brewing Company, Hix Farm Brewery, and Jig Head Brewing Company.
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City of Cookeville Tennessee operates under the council-manager form of municipal government.
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Public schools in the city of Cookeville Tennessee are run by Putnam County Schools, which consists of a total of eighteen elementary, middle and high schools located throughout Putnam County.
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The schools located in the city of Cookeville Tennessee include Cookeville Tennessee High School, Jere Whitson Elementary, Prescott Middle School, Northeast Elementary, Capshaw Elementary, Dry Valley School, Parkview Elementary, Sycamore Elementary, Cane Creek Elementary, Avery Trace Middle, and the Adult High School.
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Major daily newspaper in Cookeville Tennessee is the Herald-Citizen, which publishes in print and online formats six days per week .
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Cookeville Tennessee is the headquarters of the Upper Cumberland Business Journal, a quarterly business newspaper serving the 14-county Upper Cumberland region.
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Cookeville Tennessee is home to one broadcast television station, WCTE TV 22 .
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Cookeville Tennessee is served by thirteen FM and three AM radio stations.
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