Skip to main content

Definitions by Miss Brooke

Cookeville

A city in central Tennessee (30,000+/- pop.), home to Tennessee Tech University (OVC) and their sports teams, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Magic 98.5 radio station, Burgess Falls State Park, and many other businesses and sites. County seat of Putnam County. Sometime referred to as "Cookietown," "CookeVegas" or "The 'Ville."
It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, smaller cities which nevertheless function as significant economic hubs. Of the twenty micropolitan areas in Tennessee, Cookeville is the largest.
Cookeville is home to one daily newspaper, a monthly business journal, 8 FM radio stations, 3 AM stations, and 2 television stations.
Cookeville by Miss Brooke February 12, 2013