Blanchard, California
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Coordinates: 37°43′53″N 120°19′32″W / 37.73139°N 120.32556°WCoordinates: 37°43′53″N 120°19′32″W / 37.73139°N 120.32556°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Mariposa County and Tuolumne County |
Elevation | 1,165 ft (355 m) |
Blanchard is an unincorporated community in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California.[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east-northeast of Don Pedro Camp,[2] at an elevation of 1165 feet (355 m).[1]
A post office operated at Blanchard from 1894 to 1953, moving in 1938.[2] The name honored Rosie M. Blanchard, its first postmaster.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanchard, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. Search this book on
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