Welcome to Blandford ...

Blandford is located in Effingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blandford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Blandford is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Blandford: (912)

Websites for Blandford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.effinghamcounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blandford, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Blandford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Blandford - they are located in Kansas, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Blandford ...

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

• Savannah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Pooler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Port Wentworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Hardeeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Springfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Two Sisters Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
  • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blandford ...

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

Adding Blandford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blandford post office opened in 1909.

We also found Blandford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blandford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Effingham County: www.effinghamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/