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Welcome to Cochrane ...

Cochrane is located in Pickens County<1>.


The location of Cochrane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochrane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Cochrane is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cochrane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Cochrane: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Cochrane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cochrane - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Ontario, Oregon and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cochrane.

Communities near Cochrane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cochrane.

  • Macon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <5>
  • Aliceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Pickensville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Shuqualak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Geiger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Memphis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • McMullen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Garden is located in Pickens County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cochrane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cochrane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cochrane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cochrane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cochrane. See our Newspapers Page for Cochrane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cochrane ...

Looking for more information about Cochrane? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cochrane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cochrane.

Adding Cochrane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cochrane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cochrane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cochrane post office opened in 1907.

We also found Cochrane on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochrane.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cochrane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cochrane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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