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Welcome to Blenheim ...

Blenheim is located in Albemarle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blenheim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Blenheim is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blenheim lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blenheim: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Blenheim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Blenheim - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Blenheim ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Scottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Keene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Simeon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Stony Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Alberene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
  • Rose Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Esmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blenheim ...

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

Adding Blenheim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blenheim 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 Blenheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blenheim post office opened in 1888. The Blenheim post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blenheim.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blenheim - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Blenheim area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Blenheim area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/