Welcome to Blaker Mills ...

Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blaker Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Blaker Mills: Blaker Mls. (or less commonly used: Blaker Mlls.)

Blaker Mills is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blaker Mills: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Blaker Mills ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Hinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Ronceverte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Rainelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Rupert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Meadow Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
• Wolfcreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County

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 Blaker Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blaker Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blaker Mills ...

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

Adding Blaker Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blaker Mills 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 Blaker Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blaker Mills post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaker Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/