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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cochranton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cochranton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cochranton is located in Crawford County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Cochranton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cochranton:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Cochranton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Deckard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
    • Frenchtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Wayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wayland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Black Ash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
    • Guys Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kerrtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
    • Meadville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Geneva is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Fredericksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Blooming Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Fauncetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
    • Townville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Conneaut Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Murrinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Murrinsville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Forestville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Cherry Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Eau Claire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ferris is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
  • Clarion County
    • Lamartine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamartine is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Edinboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Union City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
    • Franklin Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Waterford Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Waterford Station is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
    • Waterford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Keepville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Pennside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennside is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Jamison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jamison is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Tionesta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence County
    • Volant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Milledgeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • New Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • New Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
    • North Sandy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • Sheakleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Clarks Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
    • Sandy Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stoneboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Kennard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Kashner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kashner is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
    • Leechs Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Wilson Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
    • Utica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Cooperstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Sugarcreek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Nicklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicklin is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
    • Polk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Polk is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Uniontown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
    • McClintock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
    • Oil City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pearl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Coal City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Coal City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Enterprise is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Selkirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Simons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Stanhope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
    • West Williamsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
    • Richmond Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
    • West Andover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
  • Trumbull County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.
    • Superior ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Five Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Orangeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Kinsman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Burghill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Weldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Barclay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cochranton, see our County-by-County Page for Cochranton.

Cemeteries Near Cochranton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cochranton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cochranton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cochranton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Cochranton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cochranton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cochranton, with the one closest to Cochranton listed first.

  • Milledgeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Carlton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Deckard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deckard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
  • Shaws Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaws Landing is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Landing
  • Custards
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Custards is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
  • Frenchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • New Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Utica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Utica is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Wayland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wayland is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • New Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
  • Black Ash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
  • Guys Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sheakleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • North Sandy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • Cooperstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cochranton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cochranton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cochranton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cochranton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cochranton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cochranton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cochranton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Cochranton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cochranton:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cochranton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cochranton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.