Cooksville Maryland Map

About Cooksville, Maryland

Cooksville is a locality in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Cooksville is located at 39.3201°N, 77.0205°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21723.

Cooksville, Maryland, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the gentle slopes of the Piedmont region give way to fertile valleys. It lies 3.8 miles north-west of Howard, MD (from Howard, MD: bearing 307°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-south-west of Eldersburg. The air here, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries a damp, earthy scent, a testament to the rich loam that defines the terrain. Ancient oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like weathered arms, stand sentinel over fields that have yielded harvests for generations. The stone foundations of older farmsteads, peeking through overgrown meadows, hint at a long-settled past, a quiet persistence in the face of changing seasons. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, often falls in soft, diffused shafts, illuminating the moss-covered bark and the delicate unfurling of new leaves, lending a timeless quality to the scenery. The history of Cooksville is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Howard County. For centuries, this land was cultivated, its bounty supporting the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants. The local economy, while increasingly influenced by the broader metropolitan growth of the region, still retains echoes of its agrarian roots, with remnants of family farms and the enduring appeal of the natural landscape. This particular stretch of Maryland is a place where the whispers of history are carried on the breeze, a place where the past is not so much buried as it is interwoven with the present, much like the winding country roads that connect its scattered homes and businesses.

About This Cooksville Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Cooksville, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cooksville and Howard County.

Detailed location data for Cooksville includes the ZIP code (21723), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Howard County (Ellicott City), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cooksville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.