Welcome to Cochran ...

Cochran is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Cochran is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cochran lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cochran: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Cochran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cochran - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia (2), Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cochran ...

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

• Forest Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <5>
• Vernonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• Banks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <5>
• Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
  • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
  • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
  • Idiotville
• Timber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber
  • Timber is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber <5>
• Buxton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <5>
• Gales Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Creek
  • Gales Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gales Creek <5>
• Manning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <5>
• Jordan Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
  • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
• Kansas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Washington 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 Cochran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cochran.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cochran. 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 Cochran.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cochran ...

Looking for more information about Cochran? 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 Cochran, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cochran.

Adding Cochran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cochran 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 Cochran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cochran post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/