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Welcome to Bladen ...

The village of Bladen is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bladen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bladen has a population of 217 people<2> (see below for details).

Bladen is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bladen: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Bladen: 68928<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bladen had an population of 217 people. This is a decrease of 8.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bladen had a population of 237 people (which is 6.22% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Bladen the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Bladen represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 306th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 237 people, the population of Bladen decreased 18.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 291 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bladen.

Communities Also Named Bladen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bladen - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bladen ...

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

  • Red Cloud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Blue Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <6>
  • Juniata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Campbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <6>
  • Roseland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Holstein
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Upland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ayr
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <6>
  • Riverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bladen ...

Looking for more information about Bladen? 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 Bladen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bladen.

Adding Bladen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bladen 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 Bladen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Bladen post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bladen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bladen.

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

The official website for Webster County: www.co.webster.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bladen.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bladen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Bladen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Bladen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Bladen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bladen or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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