Cooksburg, Pennsylvania - 16217 - U.S. Post Offices on Waymarking.com

Cooksburg is an unincorporated community in Clarion and Forest counties, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located on the north bank of the Clarion River at the Pennsylvania Route 36 bridge, 12.3 miles northeast of Clarion. Cooksburg has a post office with ZIP code 16217.

Cooksburg is home to Cook Forest State Park a 8,500-acre Pennsylvania state park in Farmington Township, Clarion County, Barnett Township, Forest County and Barnett Township, Jefferson County. The park is a heavily wooded area of rolling hills and mountains along the Clarion River in northwestern Pennsylvania. Cook Forest State Park is known for some of America's finest virgin white pine and hemlock timber stands and was once called the "Black Forest" due to the preponderance of evergreen tree coverage.

Cook Forest is now a National Natural Landmark and was rated one of America's top 50 state parks by National Geographic Traveler magazine.[citation needed] It was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".

When European-Americans reached this part of Pennsylvania it was inhabited by the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. They used this area as a hunting grounds; the land of Cook Forest was then purchased by the English. Seneca Rock is still named after the first inhabitants, and the Paramount Pictures' film "Unconquered" was shot here in 1946 by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard.

John Cook was the first permanent American settler. He arrived in 1826 to determine the feasibility of building an east-to-west canal along the Clarion River for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. John purchased 765 acres and settled here with his wife and 10 children in 1828.

At the mouth of Tom's Run, now adjacent to the park office, John built his one-story cabin and the first of many water-driven sawmills. He worked his mills, logged with oxen, rafted logs to Pittsburgh and also engaged in flatboat building through the years.

John's son Andrew bought 36 acres (15 ha) from his father, then gained the rest of his land when his father died in 1858. Andrew's industry expanded, and he built the original Cook Forest Inn for his woodsmen's living quarters. Anthony erected three sawmills, one flouring mill, one planing mill, a boat scaffold, several dwellings and a store. Andrew also served as a judge and local bank president. About 1870, he built the Cook Homestead (now a bed and breakfast)at the intersection of Route 36 and River Road. Cook family descendants still inhabit many of the homes along River Road. After Andrew's death, the business was managed under A. Cook Sons Company.


Phone 814-744-8508
TTY 877-889-2457

Retail Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 8:30am - 11:30am
Sun Closed

Last Collection Hours

Mon-Fri 2:45pm
Sat 11:15am
Sun Closed

Lobby Hours

Mon-Fri 7:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 7:30am - 2:00pm
Sun Closed

PO Box Access Hours

Mon-Fri 7:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 7:30am - 2:00pm
Sun Closed

Carrier Facility Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 8:30am - 11:30am
Sun Closed

Pickup Services Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00am - 12:00pm
Sat 8:30am - 11:30am
Sun Closed

Type of structure:: Shared with Commercial Building re-enter Zip Code here:: 16217 Current Status:: Still in Use

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