Welcome to Blond ...

Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Blond is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blond lies within the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Blond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blond - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Blond ...

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

• Mandeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <4>
• Bogalusa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <4>
• Covington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Franklinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Abita Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <4>
• Folsom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Madisonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Sun
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
• Saint Benedict
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
  • Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Benedict <4>
• Enon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Washington Parish

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 Blond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blond. 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 Blond.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blond ...

Looking for more information about Blond? 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 Blond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blond.

Adding Blond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blond 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 Blond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blond post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/