Welcome to Bladensburg ...

Bladensburg is located in Wapello County<1>.

The location of Bladensburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bladensburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bladensburg is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bladensburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bladensburg is within the boundaries of the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Bladensburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bladensburg - they are located in Maryland and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bladensburg.

Communities near Bladensburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bladensburg.

• Ottumwa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Sigourney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Eldon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <4>
• Hedrick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Agency
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Richland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Batavia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bladensburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bladensburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bladensburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bladensburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bladensburg. See our Newspapers Page for Bladensburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bladensburg ...

Looking for more information about Bladensburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bladensburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bladensburg.

Adding Bladensburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bladensburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bladensburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bladensburg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bladensburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bladensburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/