Cochrane, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Aliceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35442. It stands on Lower Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dancy quadrangle.
On record in Cochrane
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley, Cochranefederal building survey, 14 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Dancy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Cochrane between 1995 and 2014, burning about 78 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 333 JIMS RD, AL |
| 26 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140704-002 |
| 24 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140324-002 |
| 3 February 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 February 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | WESTERVELT RD., AL |
| 2 December 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cochrane: 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf State Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Gulf States Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Little H. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cochrane in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochrane | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochrane | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down along Highway 17 near the intersection of Highway 32. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cochrane | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Cochrane | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dancy | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Vienna | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Memphis | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bridgeville | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Aliceville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| McMullen | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Garden | 7.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116336. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




