Official Name: | Cochrane, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pickens |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 172 |
Coordinates: | 33.3656°N -88.1197°W |
Area Code: | 205, 659 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 116336 |
Cochrane is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.
Cochrane is named for John T. Cochrane, the founder of Aliceville, Alabama.[1] Cochrane served as the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa Belt Line, which was part of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad.[2] A post office operated under the name Cochrane from 1907 to 1972.[3]
The John T. Milner Bridge, located in Cochrane, was the first toll bridge in Alabama to be officially dedicated.[4]