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Welcome to Blanchard ...

Blanchard is located in northeast New Mexico.

Blanchard is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanchard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Blanchard is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blanchard is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

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, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, 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.

  • Las Vegas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coruco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
    • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
  • El Ancon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
    • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
  • Ribera
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • San Miguel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Miguel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
  • Tecolote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecolote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
    • Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
  • El Cerrito
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
    • El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County
  • Villanueva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Apache Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
    • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Ilfeld
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blanchard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Blanchard in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanchard.

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 New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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