Welcome to Blanchard ...

Blanchard is located in Traill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Blanchard is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blanchard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blanchard is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

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, Michigan, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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.

• Mayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
• Hillsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <3>
• Halstad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
  • Halstad is located in Norman County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <3>
• Arthur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Buxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <3>
• Hendrum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
  • Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
• Hunter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <3>
• Grandin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <3>
• Galesburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <3>

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.<5>

From that list, the Blanchard post office opened in 1880.

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 State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/