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Welcome to Bland ...

Bland is located

Bland is located in Bell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Bland is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bland: 254

Communities Also Named Bland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Bland: This one is located in Bell County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Bland - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas (2), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Websites for Bland ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities near Bland ...

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

  • Killeen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harker Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Nolanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McGregor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Salado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Little River Academy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people

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 Bland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bland ...

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

Adding Bland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bland 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 Bland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.