Welcome to Bland ...

Bland is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bland is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bland - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Kansas (2), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bland ...

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

• Alachua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <3>
• Newberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <3>
• High Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <3>
• Lake Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <3>
• Fort White
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <3>
• La Crosse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
• Worthington Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <3>
• Brooker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <3>
• Raiford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <3>
• Burnetts Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnetts Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
  • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua 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 Bland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bland ...

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

Adding Bland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Bland post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/