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Welcome to North Blandford ...

North Blandford is located in Hampden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Blandford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for North Blandford: N. Blandford

North Blandford is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Blandford: 413

Communities near North Blandford ...

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

  • Chicopee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holyoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • West Springfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Northampton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Easthampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Granby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
  • Southwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Southwick is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
  • Great Barrington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Southampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 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 North Blandford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Blandford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Blandford ...

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

Adding North Blandford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Blandford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the North Blandford post office opened in 1828.

We also found North Blandford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Blandford.

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Blandford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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