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Welcome to Blaine ...

Blaine is located in Montgomery County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Blaine, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blaine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Blaine is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Blaine: (910)

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, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, 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.

  • Asheboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
    • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <5>
  • Albemarle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Stanly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
  • Rockwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Badin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
    • Badin is located in Stanly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <5>
  • Biscoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
    • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <5>
  • Denton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
  • Mount Gilead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Star
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Blaine post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaine.

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 Montgomery County: www.montgomery-county-nc.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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