| Cochran, Arizona | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cochran |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pinal |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1905 |
| Extinct Title: | Abandoned |
| Extinct Date: | 1915 |
| Named For: | John S. Cochran, first postmaster[1] |
| Accessdate: | 2009-08-19--> |
| Elevation Ft: | 1640 |
| Elevation M: | 500 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Total: | 0 |
| Timezone: | MST (no DST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1094°N -111.1497°W |
| Blank Name: | Post Office opened |
| Blank Info: | January 3, 1905 |
| Blank1 Name: | Post Office closed |
| Blank1 Info: | January 15, 1915 |
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.
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. The Coke Ovens are on a 189-acre section of private property; visitation is not allowed.
Cochran is located about 15miles east of Florence, Arizona at 33.1094°N -111.1497°W.[1]