Welcome to Blanchard ...
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.
Blanchard would have been located within present day Sevier County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanchard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Blanchard is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Blanchard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Blanchard was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Blanchard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Blanchard - they are located in California, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blanchard.
Communities near Blanchard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blanchard.
- De Queen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broken Bow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Horatio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wickes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanchard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanchard. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchard. See our Newspapers Page for Blanchard.
Adding Blanchard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blanchard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Blanchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blanchard post office opened in 1905. The Blanchard post office closed in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Blanchard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Blanchard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |