Do you know of Cochran ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Cochran. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Cochran.<1>
We found mention of Cochran as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Communities Also Named Cochran ...
We found ten communities that share the name Cochran.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cochran is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cochran [Barbour County].
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Cochran [Pinal County].
- Georgia
- Bleckley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cochran [Bleckley County].
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cochran [Pulaski County].
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cochran [Dearborn County].
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cochran [Putnam County].
- Oregon
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Cochran [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cochran [Marshall County].
- Texas
- Austin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cochran [Austin County].
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cochran [Brunswick County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Cochran ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cochran:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cochran - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Allegheny County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegheny County.
Footnotes ...
<1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
<2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cochran could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |