Welcome to Blendville ...
So far, we found very little information about Blendville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blendville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blendville, please Contact Us.
Blendville would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blendville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Blendville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Blendville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Blendville was located: 417
Communities near Blendville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blendville.
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carl Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baxter Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oronogo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
- Oronogo is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
- Granby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Blendville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blendville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blendville. 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 Blendville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blendville. See our Newspapers Page for Blendville.
Adding Blendville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blendville 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 Blendville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blendville.
Footnotes ...
<1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blendville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blendville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |