Welcome to Cochrane ...

So far, we found very little information about Cochrane. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cochrane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cochrane, please Contact Us.

Cochrane would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.

The location of Cochrane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochrane, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cochrane is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cochrane was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Cochrane still existed, it would have been in the (503) and (971)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Cochrane ...

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

• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
• Keizer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <6>
• Dallas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Independence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <6>
• Sheridan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <6>
• Aumsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <6>
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
• Millersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
• Willamina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamina
  • Willamina is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willamina <6>

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.

Adding Cochrane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cochrane in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cochrane was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochrane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

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