Cookeville History Museum

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Cookeville History Museum Preserving and promoting the history of Cookeville and Putnam County, Tennessee. Always engaging, always free. City of Cookeville Department of Leisure Services.

The museum houses a self-paced, permanent exhibit on the history of this community, including a timeline around the building that begins with the first people to the area and ends with what is happening today. The front gallery is dedicated to local history exhibits, traveling exhibits and collection displays. We are part of the City of Cookeville's Department of Leisure Services and Public Facilities, Historical Arts Division. Visit the Cookeville History Museum and let us share our story with you.

Attention Mythos Masters, we have moved the Boogers, Haunts, and Haints History Hike to next weekend due to questionable...
10/08/2026

Attention Mythos Masters, we have moved the Boogers, Haunts, and Haints History Hike to next weekend due to questionable weather from Hurricane Isaias! Next Saturday, October 17th please join us for your chance at prizes! We want the best fall fun for all you followers! 🎃🎃🎃

Museum Friends: The community spoke, and we understood the assignment!🎨Inspired by the breathtaking new mural at the Coo...
10/01/2026

Museum Friends: The community spoke, and we understood the assignment!🎨

Inspired by the breathtaking new mural at the Cookeville History Museum by Kts Art and Design that has resonated with so many of you, our 2026 ornament is officially here!🎄

📍Available now at the History and Depot Museums for $15 each (+tax).

💡FUN FACT FRIDAY💡Tennessee was home to 354 historically documented Rosenwald Schools built between 1915 and 1937 to prov...
09/25/2026

💡FUN FACT FRIDAY💡
Tennessee was home to 354 historically documented Rosenwald Schools built between 1915 and 1937 to provide educational opportunities for African American children during the era of segregation. Named for Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Co. provided critical philanthropic funding while Booker T. Washington, the president of the Tuskegee Institute proposed and helped design the matching-grant program. (Join us for "Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee," a traveling exhibit on loan from the Tennessee State Museum, September 26 through November 20.)

Tickets are still available for the Cookeville Cemetery Walk!Join us Saturday, September 26, for a quiet and respectful ...
09/24/2026

Tickets are still available for the Cookeville Cemetery Walk!

Join us Saturday, September 26, for a quiet and respectful living-history program that honors the people who helped shape our community. The Cemetery Walk is designed to preserve and share local history while remembering those buried at the Cookeville City Cemetery with dignity and respect.

Cemeteries are important historic spaces and serve as open-air archives, helping us learn about the people, stories and communities that came before us. Programs like the Cemetery Walk are a common way historic sites share these stories while bringing awareness to the importance of preserving and caring for historic cemeteries.

📅 Saturday, September 26
🕕 6 p.m. or 8 p.m.
📍 Cookeville City Cemetery

Meeting location: Cookeville Cemetery Office

Parking: Attendees can park across from Dream Country Brewing or in the Senior Center parking lot.

The Cemetery Walk is intended to be a solemn, educational experience that honors the individuals represented and the history of our community.

🎟️ Tickets are still available—reserve your spot today!

Presented by Leisure Services

09/22/2026

Tickets are going fast for the Cookeville City Cemetery Walk!

Join us on Saturday, September 26, for an educational and entertaining evening as several cemetery “residents” rise to share their stories along a candlelit path in the Cookeville City Cemetery.

🕯️ Showtimes: 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
⚠️ Limited tickets remain—reserve yours before they’re gone!

Buy tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/5114

Presented by Leisure Services

💡FUN FACT FRIDAY💡Tennessee houses the country's largest underground lake, known as the Lost Sea. How many have YOU have ...
09/18/2026

💡FUN FACT FRIDAY💡
Tennessee houses the country's largest underground lake, known as the Lost Sea. How many have YOU have fed the fish from the underground boat ride???

Address

40 E Broad Street
Cookeville, TN
38501

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

(931) 520-5455

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