Welcome to Blanchard Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Blanchard Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blanchard Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blanchard Springs, please Contact Us.

Blanchard Springs would have been located within present day Union County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanchard Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Blanchard Springs: Blanchard Spgs. (or less commonly used: Blanchard Spngs. or Blanchard Sprngs.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blanchard Springs is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Blanchard Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blanchard Springs would have been located in the (870) area code.

Communities near Blanchard Springs ...

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

• El Dorado
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
• Bernice
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <4>
• Junction City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Junction City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
• Strong
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Strong is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <4>
• Spearsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
  • Spearsville is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <4>
• Lillie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
  • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <4>
• Scotland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Union County
• Pisgah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
• Summerfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)

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

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

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

Adding Blanchard Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blanchard Springs 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 Blanchard Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blanchard Springs post office opened in 1881.

We also found Blanchard Springs on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanchard Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/