Welcome to Blocher ...

Blocher is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blocher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Blocher is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Blocher: (812)

Communities Also Named Blocher ...

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

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.

• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Charlestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Scottsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• North Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Austin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Hanover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Crothersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• Milton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Dupont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>
• Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>

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 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 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 1888.

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.

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