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History · Cochranton

Cochranton’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Cochranton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1800established
1old images & papers
1need a date
Erie Railway · Library of Congress

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cochranton is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,124 at the 2020 census, down from 1,136 as of the 2010 census.

Cochranton was established in 1800. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,136 people in 2010, 1,118 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1956.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cochranton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cochranton’s history is told.

0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewErie Railway: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from Cochranton

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GDGlenn M. DeVorePolitics & LawCMChester Hugh McNultyPolitics & Law
By decade

Cochranton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date
unknown1 item
Erie RailwayLOCDate?Erie Railway
Today9 photos
Old Route 322 eb in Cochranton, PA (2), June 2024CommonsOld Route 322 eb in Cochranton, PA (2), June 20242024Old Route 322 eb in Cochranton, PA (1), June 2024CommonsOld Route 322 eb in Cochranton, PA (1), June 20242024Old Route 322 eb entering Cochranton, PA, June 2024CommonsOld Route 322 eb entering Cochranton, PA, June 20242024Cochranton, PA post office, June 2024CommonsCochranton, PA post office, June 20242024Cochranton Junior-Senior High School, PA, June 2024CommonsCochranton Junior-Senior High School, PA, June 20242024Course of Powdermill Run (French Creek tributary)CommonsCourse of Powdermill Run (French Creek tributary)2019Cochranton PA Presby PHS137CommonsCochranton PA Presby PHS1372014Cochranton PA PHS138CommonsCochranton PA PHS1382014Rusty Adams StreetCommonsRusty Adams Street2013
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cochranton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cochranton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bridge in French Creek Township in French Creek, 3.6 miles away.

Cochranton and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Cochranton. Tap a dot.
Bridge in French Creek TownshipBridge in West Mead TownshipJudge Henry Shippen HouseIndependent Congregational ChurchMeadville Downtown Historic DistrictRoueche House

Closest to Cochranton

Bridge in French Creek TownshipFrench Creek · Structure3.6miBridge in West Mead TownshipUnion · Structure7.2miJudge Henry Shippen HouseMeadville · Building9.7miIndependent Congregational ChurchMeadville · Building9.8miMeadville Downtown Historic DistrictMeadville · District9.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bridge in French Creek Township’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cochranton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cochranton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Erie Railway and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 East Fairfield📜 Fairfield📜 French Creek📜 Wayne

From Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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