Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Is situated in the southern part of East Fairfield township, on French Creek, and is the principal station of the Franklin Branch, of the A. & G. W. R. R. It is the centre of a fine agricultural country, and the point of transportation for large quantities of produce. It was organized as a borough in 1855. It contains three churches. M. E., Presbyterian, and United Presbyterian. It has three hotels, a ta nnery [sic], grist mill, barrel and stave works, three blacksmith shops, one bank, a fine graded school and two newspapers, the Times and Trigon.
Its name is derived from that of the two pioneers of the locality, Joseph and James Cochran. At the last census its population was 459, and at present is about 500.
The annual exhibition of the French Creek Valley Agricultural Association is held here, and has become not only a matter of importance to Cochranton, but to the counties of Mercer, Venango and Crawford.