RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kansas >> Greenwood County >> BlodgettIndex...

Welcome to Blodgett ...

Blodgett is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blodgett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Blodgett is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blodgett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blodgett: 620

Communities Also Named Blodgett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Blodgett - they are located in Illinois (2), Indiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blodgett ...

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

  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Leon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
  • Howard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
    • Former name for Howard:
    • Howard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <3>
  • Severy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Severy is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Grenola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Grenola is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Latham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Climax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Beaumont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Piedmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Keighley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blodgett ...

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

Adding Blodgett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blodgett 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 (so far) for Blodgett was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blodgett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blodgett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.