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Welcome to Blewford ...

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

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


Blewford would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blewford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blewford is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Blewford was located: 479

Communities near Blewford ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bentonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Siloam Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tontitown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Blewford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blewford post office opened in 1897. The Blewford post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blewford.

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 Blewford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blewford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/