Welcome to Bland ...

Bland is located in Bland County<1> and is the County Seat for Bland County.

The location of Bland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Bland is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bland is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bland lies within the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Bland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bland - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas (2), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bland.

Communities near Bland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bland.

• Bluefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Pulaski
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Wytheville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
• Princeton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Bluefield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Rural Retreat
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
  • Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <4>
• Pocahontas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <4>
• Oakvale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Bastian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastian
  • Bastian is located in Bland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastian <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bland. See our Newspapers Page for Bland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bland ...

Looking for more information about Bland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bland.

Adding Bland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bland was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Bland in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Bland post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bland County: www.bland.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/