Welcome to Blaine ...

Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blaine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Blaine is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blaine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blaine is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Blaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Blaine - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blaine ...

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

• Blue Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
  • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <4>
• Westmoreland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
• Onaga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
  • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <4>
• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Louisville has also been known as:
  • Louisville Springs
  • Rock City
  • Rock Creek Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Olsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
  • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
• Havensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havensville
  • Havensville is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havensville <4>
• Randolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
• Wheaton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Vermillion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
  • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <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 Blaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blaine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blaine. 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 Blaine.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blaine ...

Looking for more information about Blaine? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blaine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blaine.

Adding Blaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blaine 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 Blaine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blaine post office opened in 1874.

We also found Blaine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pottawatomie County: www.pottcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/