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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooksville (Populated Place)
- ↑ Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County. p. 54.
- ↑ Barbara Feaga. Howard's Roads to the Past. p. 42.
- ↑ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ↑ Earl Arnett; Robert J. Brugger; Edward C. Papenfuse. Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State. p. 426.
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