Welcome to Cochrane ...
Cochrane is located in Pickens County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Cochrane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cochrane: 205 & 659<3>
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)
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
- Aliceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Pickensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Shuqualak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- McMullen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
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 (so far) for Cochrane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cochrane post office opened in 1907. The Cochrane post office closed in 1972.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochrane.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Cochrane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Cochrane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Cochrane area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |