Welcome to Blocher ...

Blocher is located in Saline County<1>.

The location of Blocher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blocher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Blocher is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blocher lies within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Blocher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blocher - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blocher.

Communities near Blocher ...

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

• Hot Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Haskell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Haskell is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
• Mountain Pine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
  • Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <4>
• Fountain Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
  • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• Lonsdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Magnet Cove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
  • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
• Hot Springs Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Village
  • Hot Springs Village is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs Village <4>
• Jessieville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
  • Jessieville is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessieville <4>
• Rubicon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Rubicon is located in Saline County
• Blue Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Garland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blocher ...

Looking for more information about Blocher? 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 Blocher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blocher.

Adding Blocher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blocher post office opened in 1880.

We also found Blocher in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blocher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blocher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/

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