Cochran, Arizona

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.

Cochran, Arizona
Ghost town
Cochran is located in Arizona
Cochran
Cochran
Location in the state of Arizona
Cochran is located in the United States
Cochran
Cochran
Cochran (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°06′34″N 111°08′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Founded1905
Abandoned1915
Named forJohn S. Cochran, first postmaster[1]
Elevation
[2]
1,640 ft (500 m)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
Post Office openedJanuary 3, 1905
Post Office closedJanuary 15, 1915

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 population was approximately 100, and housed a general store and a boardinghouse, among other establishments.[1]

Apart from a few building foundations in the town center, and the railroad tracks at the edge of the now-abandoned town site, Cochran's last (and most notable) remains are five largely intact beehive coke ovens across the Gila River at Butte, Arizona.

Coke Ovens near 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.[1][2]

References
  1. Sherman, James E.; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). "Cochran". Ghost Towns of Arizona (First ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-8061-0843-6.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cochran
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