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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blanchard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blanchard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blanchard is located in Centre County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Blanchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanchard:

  • Centre County     (The home county of Blanchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Howard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Romola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
    • Jacksonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jacksonville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Monument
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Monument is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Curtin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
    • Madisonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Rebersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Milesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aaronsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Millheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellefonte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Cameron County
    • Wyside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
    • Keewaydin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Kylertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Abdera
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
    • Lamar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Mill Hall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Flemington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Farrandsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
    • Rote
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Castanea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lock Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunnstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
    • Tylersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Jersey Shore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Antes Fort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
    • Jersey Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • English Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
    • Collomsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
    • Salladasburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Hughesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carsontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
    • Brookside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Hilborn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
    • Grimesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Milroy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Honey Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Lumber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Reedsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Alfarata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
    • Burnham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
    • Paintersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Yeagertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • Middle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Troxelville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Benfer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
    • McClure
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Pardee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pardee is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
    • Glen Iron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
    • Laurelton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
    • Hartleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Millmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Mifflinburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanchard, see our County-by-County Page for Blanchard.

Cemeteries Near Blanchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanchard.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blanchard - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blanchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Hays - Fearon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Schencks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lick Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Disciples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beth Yehuda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blanchard had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.

  • Eagleville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagleville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Abdera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Abdera is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
  • Lamar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Parvin is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Romola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Romola is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
  • Nittany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nittany is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nittany
  • Clintondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clintondale is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintondale
  • Beech Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Mill Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Eagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
  • Hublersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hublersburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hublersburg
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mackeyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mackeyville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackeyville
    • Salona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Flemington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanchard.

Newspapers Published in Blanchard ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanchard, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blanchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blanchard:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blanchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.