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Welcome to Bledsoe ...

Bledsoe is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Bledsoe is located in Cochran County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bledsoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Bledsoe is 3,960 feet [1,207 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bledsoe is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Bledsoe and travel west, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Bledsoe: 806

The ZIP code for Bledsoe: 79314<3>

Communities Also Named Bledsoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bledsoe - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Bledsoe ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bledsoe ...

Looking for more information about Bledsoe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bledsoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bledsoe.

Adding Bledsoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bledsoe 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 (so far) for Bledsoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bledsoe post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bledsoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cochran, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bledsoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bledsoe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bledsoe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/