Cochrane is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Pickens County,

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

, United States.

History

Cochrane is named for John T. Cochrane, the founder of

Aliceville, Alabama Aliceville is a city in Pickens County, Alabama, United States, located thirty-six miles west of Tuscaloosa. At the 2010 census its population was 2,486, down from 2,567 in 2000. Founded in the first decade of the 20th century and incorporate ...

. Cochrane served as the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa Belt Line, which was part of the

Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad The Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad was a short line railroad which operated in the state of Alabama. The company grew from an acquisition of an existing logging railroad in 1897, and merged with the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (th ...

. A post office operated under the name Cochrane from 1907 to 1972. The John T. Milner Bridge, located in Cochrane, was the first toll bridge in Alabama to be officially dedicated.

References

Unincorporated communities in Pickens County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{PickensCountyAL-geo-stub