Cookeville, the county seat of Putnam County, is a growing community located in the eastern portion of Middle Tennessee. The intersection of Interstate 40 and the Appalachian North-South Highway 111 (Corridor J) lie within the city.
Cookeville, the home of Tennessee Technological University, is 75 miles east of Nashville, Tennessee.
Important Area Links
• City of Cookeville
• Cookeville Regional Medical Center
• Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
• Putnam County Schools
• Herald-Citizen Newspaper
• Tennessee Department of Education
• Tennessee Tech University
• Tennessee School Directory
Climate
• Average annual temperature, 57 degrees F.
• Average annual precipitation, 51″.
• Average annual snowfall, 8″.
• Mean length of freeze-free period, 211 days.
• Average relative humidity: 12:00 Midnight – 79%; 6:00a.m. 85%; 12:00 noon – 48%;
6:00p.m. -62%. Altitude: 1,140 feet above sea level.
Population
Area:
Cookeville 31,000
Algood 2,400
Baxter 1,300
Monterey 2,600
Putnam County 74,000
50-mile radius 374,000
100-mile radius 3,155,000
TTU 10,300
The counties that comprise the Upper Cumberland Region are: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White, with a total population of 253,000. Cookeville is known as “The Hub of the Upper Cumberland”.
Highways
Interstate 40, Appalachian North-South Highway 111, U.S. Highway 70 and State Routes 24, 42, 135 and 136 service the Cookeville area.
Geographic Location
36 degrees North Latitude: 85 degrees 29′ 15″ West Longitude.
Government
• Cookeville – City Manager, five councilmen, and appointed Mayor.
• Algood – City Administrator, Mayor, four aldermen.
• Baxter – Mayor, four aldermen.
• Monterey – Mayor, eight aldermen.
• Putnam County – County Executive, twenty-five commissioners.
