Welcome to Blankenship ...

So far, we found very little information about Blankenship. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blankenship to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blankenship, please Contact Us.

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Blankenship would have been located within present day Henderson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blankenship, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blankenship is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Blankenship was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Blankenship was located: 731

Communities Also Named Blankenship ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blankenship - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blankenship ...

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

• Mount Lebanon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Atkins is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
• Union Cross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Parsons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Scotts Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <4>
• Decaturville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Decaturville is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
• Chesterfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
• Sardis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sardis is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <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 Blankenship. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blankenship.

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

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

Adding Blankenship to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blankenship in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Blankenship was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blankenship post office opened in 1900. The Blankenship post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blankenship.