Blanche, Ontario

Blanche
Settlement
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Cochrane
Part Cochrane, Unorganized, North
Elevation 244 m (801 ft)
Coordinates 50°04′35″N 85°42′45″W / 50.07639°N 85.71250°WCoordinates: 50°04′35″N 85°42′45″W / 50.07639°N 85.71250°W
Timezone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Postal code FSA P0L
Area code 705, 249
Location of Blanche in Ontario

Blanche is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Selwyn Township[1][2] in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[3]

It is on a now abandoned portion of the Canadian National Railway main line originally constructed as the National Transcontinental Railway transcontinental main line,[4] between the railway points of Ogahalla to the west and Flintdale to the east, 6 kilometres (4 mi) east southeast of where the line crossed the Kenogami River. On a 1913 map, it is named as "Ogaming".[4]

Blanche is also on Ogaming Creek, part of the James Bay drainage basin, which flows via the Flint River, Kenogami River and Albany River to James Bay.

References

  1. "Selwyn" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  3. "Blanche". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories" from the 2nd Edition, 1915, Atlas of Canada (Map). 1 : 2,217,600. Natural Resources Canada. 1913. Retrieved 2011-08-24.