Cookeville is located in
Putnam County 79 miles east of
Nashville and 101 miles west of
Knoxville along Interstate 40 near
Center Hill Lake. Cookeville is the Putnam county seat.
Cookeville is a regional center for employment, education, retailing, health care, and recreational/cultural activities. Approximately 15,000 Upper Cumberland Region residents travel to Cookeville each day to work, attend school, received health care, shop, or participated in leisure time activities.
The population is close to 26,000 residents.
