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Origins: |
Said to have been settled as early as 1805, with the first house built by John Adams (both "Adams" and "Cochrans" appear on the 1816 county map.) Sugar Creek P.O. estab lished 1828, possibly just outside borough limits; Cochranton P.O. established 1852. Platted as Cochranton by Joseph Cochran in 1831. Called Concord in an 1835 deed, and "Cochranton formerly called Greenfield" in 1845. Shown as Cochranston on the 1839 county map, Cochranton on the 1848 county map.1 |
5 April 1855 |
Incorporated from Fairfield Twp. 2 |
| [The court] decree the incorporation of ... the Borough of Cochranton, Embracing the ter[r]itory within the following boundaries: Commencing at a White Oak Stump the n.w. corner, situate at the corner of lands of John Bell and Robert H Cochran; thence s. 1—° w. 108 perches to a Walnut Tree; thence s. 45° e. 166 perches by the East bank of French Creek to a post; thence s. 89—° e. 130 perches to the corner of lands owned by William Adams and William K Cochran; thence n. 1—° e. 274 perches to land of Joseph Adams; thence n. 89—° w. 130 perches to the place of beginning. |
8 Nov. 1858 |
Territory annexed from East Fairfield Twp. and (probably) Wayne Twp. 3 |
| Ordered that the Borough of Cochranton ... be enlarged [to include the farms of H. H. Thompson and Thomas K. Cochran;] The following are the courses and distances of the borough of Cochranton where French creek is the boundary[:] Beginning on the west line of land of Joseph Cochrans heirs; thence s. 45 e. 160 perches; thence s. 31—° e. 22 perches; [thence] s. 22° e. 20 perches; thence s. 18° n. 68 perches to a sick sycamore; thence s. 20° e. 22 perches; thence s. 57—° e. 30 perches; [thence s.?] 65° e. 20 perches; thence s. 80° e. 20 perches; thence n. 41° e. 46 perches to sycamore; thence n. 85° e. 14 perches; thence s. 82° e. 18 perches; thence s. 36° e. 20 perches; [thence] s. 13° e. 20 [perches;] then s. 3° w. 28 perches to the east line of land of Thomas Cochran. |