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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about South Blanchard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added South Blanchard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Blanchard, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about South Blanchard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for South Blanchard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for South Blanchard ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Blanchard: S. Blanchard
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of South Blanchard is historic, it would have been located within present day Atchison County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Fremont (IA), Page (IA), Holt, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE), Otoe (NE) & Richardson (NE).
Below are the counties that are near South Blanchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Blanchard:
- Atchison County (The home county of South Blanchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Port
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Hopkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Skidmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pickering
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Maryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gaynor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Orrsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Arkoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Adams County (IA)
- Nodaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- High Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Imogene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Mills County (IA)
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Montgomery County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Coburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Blanchard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Northboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Coin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- College Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Braddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Shambaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Clarinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nyman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nyman is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Hawleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Siam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Gravity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Brownville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Blanchard, see our County-by-County Page for South Blanchard.
Cemeteries Near South Blanchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Blanchard.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for South Blanchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Blanchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Six Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- London Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walden Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find South Blanchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Blanchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Blanchard, with the one closest to South Blanchard listed first.
- Blanchard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Northboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Coin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- College Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- London ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- London is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Braddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Page Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Page Center is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
- York ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- York is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shambaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Norwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Blanchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Blanchard.
Newspapers Published in South Blanchard ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Blanchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Blanchard, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Blanchard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Blanchard:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Adams County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Nemaha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 South Blanchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Blanchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |