Welcome to Mount Blanco ...

Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County<1>.

The location of Mount Blanco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Blanco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Blanco: Mt. Blanco

Mount Blanco is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Blanco is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Blanco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mount Blanco - they are located in Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Blanco ...

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

• Athens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Wellston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
• Nelsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
• Middleport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Pomeroy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• McArthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
• Chauncey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
• Mason
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Albany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Hamden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <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 Mount Blanco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Blanco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Blanco ...

Looking for more information about Mount Blanco? 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 Mount Blanco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Blanco.

Adding Mount Blanco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Blanco 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 Mount Blanco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Blanco post office opened in 1858.

We also found Mount Blanco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Blanco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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