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Welcome to Blatchford ...

Blatchford is located in Prairie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blatchford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Blatchford is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blatchford is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Blatchford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blatchford: 406

Communities Also Named Blatchford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Blatchford: This one is located in Prairie County and the other is located in Custer County.

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

Communities near Blatchford ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Blatchford.

  • Terry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Prairie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <4>
  • Kinsey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fallon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fallon is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <4>
  • Mildred
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Miles City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
    • Miles City is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blatchford ...

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

Adding Blatchford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blatchford post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blatchford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Prairie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blatchford - 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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