About Us:

The Village of Mt. Blanchard and the river that runs through it are named for the Frenchman Jean Jacques Blanchard. A tailor by trade, Blanchard traveled to the area around 1760 and married a Shawnee maiden and raised a family of seven children just outside the village.  Asa Lake, a veteran of the Revolutionary War under George Washington, and his wife Cloe, their son Asa M. and two daughters is recorded as being the first white settlers of the community in 1821.  After arriving, over the next 15 years a steady flow of settlers followed as the area prospered and grew.  Asa M. Lake is credited for entering 83.25 acres at the government land office in 1822 and purchasing 84.5 acres in 1829; which were located on the east and west side of the present Main Street.  He also platted and recorded the original 53 lots of Mt. Blanchard in 1830. The Lakes are buried in the Mt. Blanchard Cemetery.  The village is filled with history including a site where Johnny Appleseed established one of his apple nurseries near Island Park, and a monument at the park area honors him. Visitors will find a friendly village in Mt. Blanchard surrounded by an agricultural community that puts out the "red carpet" for those who visit.