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Cochrane

Ghost town · Polk County, Oregon

Rickreall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:31,680)
Rickreall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cochrane is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cochrane as a historical populated place on the Rickreall topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.8846° N, 123.2373° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRickreall
Elevation199 ft
Nearest living townMonmouth, OR
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1166740
Coordinates44.88456, -123.23732

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What's there now

Cochrane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monmouth, OR (population 11,176), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 199 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cochrane?

Cochrane is in Polk County, Oregon, at 44.8846, -123.2373.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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