Country United States County Pinal Abandoned 1915 Local time Tuesday 10:06 PM | State Arizona Founded 1905 Elevation 500 m Population 0 (2009) | |
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Named for John S. Cochran, first postmaster Weather 13°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 42% Humidity | ||
Cochran is a ghost town in Pinal County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1905, in what was then the Arizona Territory.
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Map of Cochran, Arizona 85137, USA
History
Named after its first postmaster, John S. Cochran, the small mining camp also served as a stop on the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway. The post office was established on January 3, 1905, and was discontinued on January 15, 1915. At its peak, the town was home to approximately one hundred residents, and housed a general store and a boardinghouse, among other establishments.
Apart from a few building foundations in the town center, and the train tracks that still run by the edge of the now-abandoned town site, Cochran's last and most notable remains are a set of five largely intact beehive coke ovens across the Gila River at Butte, Arizona.
The Coke Ovens are on a 189-acre section of private property, visitation is not allowed.
Geography
Cochran is located about 15 miles (24 km) east of Florence, Arizona at 33°06′34″N 111°08′59″W.