Welcome to Cochran ...
Cochran is located in Washington County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Cochran lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cochran: 503 & 971<3>
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)
- Vernonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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.<5>
- 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)
- Buxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keasey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keasey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Gales Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
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.<6>
From that list, the Cochran post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochran.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cochran - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Cochran area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Cochran 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |