Cochran, Indiana

Cochran is a populated location in Dearborn County, Indiana, in the United States.{{GNIS|432727}}

History

A post office was established at Cochran in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dearborn |title=Dearborn County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=31 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102005/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dearborn |archivedate=3 September 2014 }} Cochran was named for its founder, George W. Cochran.{{cite book|title=History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties; Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies; Preliminary Chapters on the History of the North-west Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_b040AQAAMAAJ|year=1885|publisher=Whipporwill Publications|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_b040AQAAMAAJ/page/n424 435]}}

References

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Category:Populated places in Dearborn County, Indiana