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Blanchard

Ghost town · Licking County, Ohio

Newark quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Newark quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blanchard is a ghost town in Licking County, Ohio. It is one of 12 former communities in Licking County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blanchard as a historical populated place on the Newark topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.1076° N, 82.4857° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewark
Elevation976 ft
Nearest living townGranville, OH
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1063842
Coordinates40.10756, -82.48571

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What's there now

Blanchard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Granville, OH (population 5,916), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 976 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Blanchard?

Blanchard is in Licking County, Ohio, at 40.1076, -82.4857.

How many ghost towns are in Licking County?

Licking County, Ohio has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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