Cochran is an
unincorporated community
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in
Austin County, in the
U.S. state of
Texas
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.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
, its population was 116 in 2000. It is located within the
Greater Houston metropolitan area. Cochran County was formed on August 21, 1876, from lands originally assigned to
Bexar and
Young counties,
and it was named after Robert Cochran who died in the
Alamo.
Geography
Cochran is located on
Texas State Highway 159 at the edge of the Raccoon Bend oilfield, northeast of
Bellville in far northeastern Austin County.
Situated in the southern High Plains, Cochran County shares borders with
New Mexico
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to the west,
Bailey County to the north,
Hockley County to the east, and
Yoakum County to the south.
Education
Cochran had its own school in 1918.
Today, the community is served by the
Bellville Independent School District.
References
Unincorporated communities in Austin County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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