Blanchardville is a village in Iowa and Lafayette counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

The Iowa County portion of Blanchardville is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community was originally settled by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) in the early 1840s, who named it Zarahemla.

He purchased the mill on the Pecatonica river from the Mormons, who mostly left the area.

Yankee, Irish, Swiss, and German settlers were in the village also and in 1898 the first Catholic church was built.

[12] Today the park is host to many activities including an annual car show and Fathers' Day Barbeque.

The school mascot is the Viking, in tribute to the strength of a Norwegian Heritage.

The community is served by Wisconsin Highway 78 and routes F and H.[15] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), all of it land.

31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.