Welcome to Blanche ...

Blanche is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanche, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Blanche is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Blanche (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Blanche: (256) and (938)<3>

Communities Also Named Blanche ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Blanche - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Fort Payne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <4>
• Rainsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Summerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
• Centre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <4>
• Collinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Sylvania
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
• Cedar Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
• Fyffe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
  • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <4>
• Leesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Sand Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
  • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

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.<6>

From that list, the Blanche post office opened in 1891.

We also found Blanche on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/