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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Blanchard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blanchard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Newcastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <2>
  • Noble
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
  • Moore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>
  • Lexington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
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  • Denver
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Denver is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Oklahoma City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Stella
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stella is located in Cleveland County
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  • Etowah
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Britton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
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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 Blanchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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