Cochrane, Alabama
Unincorporated community
1911 fire insurance map of Cochrane
1911 fire insurance map of Cochrane
Cochrane, Alabama is located in Alabama
Cochrane, Alabama
Cochrane, Alabama
Cochrane, Alabama is located in the United States
Cochrane, Alabama
Cochrane, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°21′56″N 88°07′11″W / 33.36556°N 88.11972°W / 33.36556; -88.11972
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Elevation
172 ft (52 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID116336[1]

Cochrane is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

History

Cochrane is named for John T. Cochrane, the founder of Aliceville, Alabama.[2] Cochrane served as the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa Belt Line, which was part of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad.[3] A post office operated under the name Cochrane from 1907 to 1972.[4]

The John T. Milner Bridge, located in Cochrane, was the first toll bridge in Alabama to be officially dedicated.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cochrane". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Tuskaloosa Belt Railway Company, 1895". Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "First Toll bridge in Alabama is now a historic landmark". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved March 1, 2020.


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