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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blanchard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blanchard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Blanchard is historic, it would have been located within present day Sevier County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sevier County: Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Polk & McCurtain (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Blanchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanchard:

  • Sevier County     (The home county of Blanchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Gillham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gillham is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • De Queen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Process City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Process City is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
    • Horatio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Norwoodville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
    • Lockesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Ben Lomond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • Unco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Galena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Galena is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Umpire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Dierks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Euclid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Mineola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mineola is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Athens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Little River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Cerrogordo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Winthrop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alleene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alleene is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Grannis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grannis is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Bog Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
    • Wickes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hatton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Vandervoort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hatfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Potter Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
    • Potter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Potter is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Dallas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • Octavia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Eagletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hochatown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Broken Bow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Smithville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Haworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <2>
    • Holly Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Golden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Idabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <2>
    • Battiest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanchard, see our County-by-County Page for Blanchard.

Cemeteries Near Blanchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanchard.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blanchard - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blanchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ultima Thule Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gillham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grannis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eagletown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Overturf Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Blanchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blanchard.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Chapel Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Antimony ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Antimony is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
  • Duckett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duckett is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
  • Cerrogordo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Norwoodville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Galena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Lockesburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Lebanon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Hartley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Umpire
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
  • Euclid
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Euclid is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • New Moon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Moon is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
    • Pates ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pates is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
    • Potter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Potter is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanchard.

Newspapers Published in Blanchard ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanchard, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blanchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blanchard:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blanchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blanchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.