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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blanchard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blanchard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blanchard is located in Page County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Page County: Fremont, Montgomery, Taylor, Atchison (MO) & Nodaway (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Blanchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanchard:

  • Page County     (The home county of Blanchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Northboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • College Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • College Springs is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Braddyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
    • Yorktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Yorktown is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Shambaugh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarinda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shenandoah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nyman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hawleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawleyville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
  • Adams County
    • Nodaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nodaway is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Fremont County
  • Mills County
    • Clark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clark is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Coburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
    • Villisca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Taylor County
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Westboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Tarkio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Fairfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Rock Port
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Phelps City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Corning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Craig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Mound City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Nodaway County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Elmo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Clearmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quitman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Hopkins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <1>
    • Skidmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pickering
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Maryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaynor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Orrsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Arkoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha County (NE)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanchard, see our County-by-County Page for Blanchard.

Cemeteries Near Blanchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanchard.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blanchard - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blanchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Houser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Six Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • London Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Walden Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blanchard had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blanchard had a population of 36 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Northboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • College Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • College Springs is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Coin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Westboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Elmo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • London ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • London is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Braddyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clearmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Page Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Page Center is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
  • Bingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bingham is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Shambaugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Yorktown is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Norwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Norwich is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Tarkio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • York ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanchard.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blanchard ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blanchard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blanchard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blanchard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Blanchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blanchard:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blanchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.