Welcome to Cochranville ...

Cochranville is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of Cochranville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cochranville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cochranville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cochranville: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities near Cochranville ...

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

• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Coatesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Kennett Square
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Parkesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <5>
• Strasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• West Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cochranville. See our Newspapers Page for Cochranville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cochranville ...

Looking for more information about Cochranville? 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 Cochranville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cochranville.

Adding Cochranville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cochranville 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 Cochranville was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cochranville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cochranville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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