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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Blanchard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blanchard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hickman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickman is located in Kent County
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  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vernon is located in Kent County
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  • Smithville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville is located in Kent County
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  • Bridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burrsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Hobbs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hobbs is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Andersontown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Andersontown is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Agner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Agner is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Cannon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
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  • Harrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Anthony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anthony is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • American Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • American Corner is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Nichols
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nichols is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Federalsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiteleysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Denton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
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  • Williston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Williston is located in Caroline County (MD)
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  • Oak Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
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  • Ross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in Sussex County
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  • Middleford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleford is located in Sussex County
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  • Hollandsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
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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.
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