Welcome to Blanche ...

Blanche is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Blanche is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanche, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Blanche is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blanche is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Blanche ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Blanche - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blanche ...

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

• Gainesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Gentryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
• Buckhart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
• Dora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
• Rockbridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
  • Rockbridge is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <4>
• Brixey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brixey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
  • Brixey is located in Ozark County
• Drury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Drury is located in Douglas County
• Zanoni ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
  • Zanoni is located in Ozark County
• Vanzant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanzant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
• Almartha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
  • Almartha is located in Ozark County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanche ...

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

Adding Blanche to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blanche post office opened in 1896.

We also found Blanche on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanche.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/