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Introduction ...

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

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

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Blanchard is historic, it would have been located within present day Skagit County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.

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:

  • Skagit County     (The home county of Blanchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Bow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Edison is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • Alger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alger is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Bay View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bay View is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedro - Woolley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Anacortes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Mount Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Similk Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
    • Urban
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Urban is located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Oak Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Juniper Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Coupeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • San de Fuca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • San de Fuca is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
    • Camano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • San Juan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Decatur Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Olga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lopez Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
    • Eastsound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lopez
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lopez is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Orcas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Shaw Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
    • Deer Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Friday Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Argyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Argyle is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Waldron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Waldron is located in San Juan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • False Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Lake Ketchum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
    • North Stanwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
    • Utsalady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
    • Stanwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Florence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Bryant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryant is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Silvana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Warm Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whatcom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
    • Chuckanut Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
    • Sudden Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
    • Geneva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Wickersham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Bellingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Saxon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Acme
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clipper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
    • Lummi Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Lummi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi

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.

  • Bow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bay View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <3>
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorne Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saxon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Sunnyland Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lummi Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Blanchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blanchard.

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

  • Samish
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Samish is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
  • Alger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Chuckanut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
  • Bay View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bay View is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Prairie is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
  • Burlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Guemes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Guemes is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
  • Anacortes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whitney is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Fredonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Avon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Avon is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wickersham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Geneva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Silver Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

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 108 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 24 miles [38.6 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 websites either 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.