Welcome to Blanchard ...

Blanchard is located in Isabella County<1>.

The location of Blanchard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Blanchard is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Blanchard: (989)

The ZIP code for Blanchard: 49310<4>

Communities Also Named Blanchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Blanchard - they are located in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Blanchard ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Lake Isabella
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
• Shepherd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <5>
• Stanton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Edmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <5>
• Lakeview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>
• Morley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <5>
• Mecosta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
  • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <5>
• Rosebush
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <5>
• Barryton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
  • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanchard ...

Looking for more information about Blanchard? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blanchard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blanchard.

Adding Blanchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blanchard 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 Blanchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blanchard post office opened in 1878.

We also found Blanchard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/