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COCHRAN COUNTY,
TEXAS
Texas
Panhandle
33° 36' 0" N, 102° 49' 48" W (33.6, -102.83)
Population: 2,547 (2020)
3,127 (2010) 3,730 (2000) 4,377 (1990)
Total area 775 square miles (2,010 km2):
775 square miles (2,010 km2) land
0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (0.01%) water |
Cochran County
History
Historical
Marker:
Cochran County
Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for a native of
New Jersey, Robert Cochran, a private who died for Texas Independece
in the siege
of the Alamo. Indian hostilities and the distance to market and
supplies made settlement slow. The 1900 census listed 25 cowboys.
In 1910 there were 75 persons; then 67 in 1920. Organized May 6, 1924,
with Morton
as county seat.
Oil discovery and development of irrigation caused rapid growth, and
made it a farm and petroleum center. Site of Silver Lake, a saline
lake known to early Spanish explorers as Laguna Quemado.
(1965) |
Cochran County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, forum...
County Seat - Morton
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Cochran County
Vintage Maps
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Cochran County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cochran County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cochran County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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