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Welcome to Blanche ...

Blanche is located in Bell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanche, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Blanche is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blanche: 606

Communities Also Named Blanche ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Blanche - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blanche ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrogate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <3>
  • Barbourville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wallins Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Callaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Callaway is located in Bell County
  • Fourmile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
    • Fourmile is located in Bell 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 Blanche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanche.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanche ...

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

Adding Blanche to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blanche post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanche.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanche - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/