Welcome to Bladen ...

Bladen is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

Bladen is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bladen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bladen is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Bladen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bladen, the following might be of interest:

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, Nebraska 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.

• Hurricane
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <3>
• Barboursville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <3>
• Point Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <3>
• Gallipolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <3>
• Milton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
• Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
• Eleanor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <3>
• Buffalo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
• Rio Grande
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <3>
• Proctorville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
  • Proctorville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctorville <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 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.

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

We also found Bladen on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bladen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/