Cooke Township, PA Public Records
Cooke Township is a township with its own local government in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated population of 209 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 19.8 square miles of land.
🏢 Cooke Township Office
Cooke Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township secretary under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
📇 Cooke Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Cooke |
| Contact listed | Supervisor Chairman |
| Mailing address | 14 Michaux Oaks Rd, Gardners, PA 17324 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.cooketwp.org |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Cooke
Cooke Township is in Cumberland County. In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas.
📍 Cumberland County at a Glance
| County | Cumberland County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 275,516 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Cumberland County Prothonotary (Cumberland County Courthouse)
| Address | Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 240-6195 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Civil case records of the Court of Common Pleas (lawsuits, judgments, liens, divorce) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/prothonotaries ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Cumberland County Register of Wills
| Address | Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 240-6345 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Wills and estate (probate) records |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/registers-of-wills ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Cumberland County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Cooke
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Cooke, PA:
📋 Cooke Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Pennsylvania Department of Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania are issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. |
| Deeds & property records | In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Cumberland County courthouse. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas. |
| State court system | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania |
| Sex offender registry | Pennsylvania Megan's Law Website (PA State Police) |