Welcome to Cochranton ...

Cochranton is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochranton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cochranton has a population of 1,073 people<2> (see below for details).

Cochranton is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cochranton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cochranton had an population of 1,073 people. This is a decrease of 5.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cochranton had a population of 1,136 people. This makes Cochranton the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,136 people, the population of Cochranton decreased 1.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,148 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cochranton.

Communities Also Named Cochranton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Cochranton: This one is located in Crawford County and the other is located in Chester County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cochranton.

Websites for Cochranton ...

Official Website: www.cochrantonboro.org/

Communities near Cochranton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cochranton.

• Meadville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Oil City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Cambridge Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
• Stoneboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <4>
• Saegertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
  • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
• Polk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Sandy Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
  • Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <4>

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 Cochranton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cochranton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cochranton. 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 Cochranton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cochranton. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cochranton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cochranton ...

Looking for more information about Cochranton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cochranton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cochranton.

Adding Cochranton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cochranton 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 Cochranton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Cochranton post office opened in 1852.

We also found Cochranton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochranton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cochranton: www.cochrantonboro.org/

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/