Welcome to Blanche ...
So far, we found very little information about Blanche. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blanche to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blanche, please Contact Us.
Blanche would have been located within present day Chase County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Blanche, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanche, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Time Zone: The area where Blanche was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Blanche (for example, toward Wellfleet), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Blanche once stood is in the (308) area code.
Communities Also Named Blanche ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Blanche - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blanche.
Communities near Blanche ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blanche.
- Imperial
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <4>
- Wauneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Wauneta is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauneta <4>
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
- Madrid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
- Elsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
- Grainton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Enders
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Chase County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enders <4>
- Dickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
- Hamlet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Hayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <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 Blanche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanche.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanche. 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 Blanche.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanche. See our Newspapers Page for Blanche.
Adding Blanche to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Blanche was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blanche post office opened in 1887.
We also found Blanche on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanche.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chase County: www.co.chase.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
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 Blanche, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Chase, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |