Blanchard, Texas

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Blanchard, Texas is small town at the junction of Farm roads 3126 and 2457, about 82 miles north of Houston in Polk County, Texas.

In the early 1900s, a railroad stop was established in the area and named Blanchard by William Carlisle, owner of the sawmill at nearby Onalaska, after his brother-in-law, Ben Blanchard, of New York.[1] A post office was established there in 1908.

In 1949, the rail line, which had been operated by the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Co. since 1923, was abandoned.[2]

When Lake Livingston was constructed in 1968, a series of roads and parks were developed in the area. Blanchard's population was estimated at 50 in the mid-1920s, mid-1980s, and early 1990s. In 2000, the population was listed as 200.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wooster, R., "Blanchard, Texas," The Handbook of Texas Online (Texas State Historical Association, February 28, 2006).[1]
  2. ^ Wooster, R., supra.
  3. ^ Wooster, R., supra.

[edit] External links

Pictures of Blanchard Park in Blanchard, Texas


Coordinates: 30°44′13″N, 95°03′20″W