Welcome to Blair ...

Blair is located in Doniphan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Blair is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blair lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Blair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Blair - they are located in Illinois (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blair ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Atchison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Savannah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Country Club
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Wathena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Highland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Troy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Oregon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
• Agency
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <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 Blair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blair.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blair ...

Looking for more information about Blair? 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 Blair, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blair.

Adding Blair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blair 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 Blair was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Blair in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Blair post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blair.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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