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Welcome to Blairsden ...

Blairsden is located in Plumas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blairsden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Blairsden is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blairsden is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blairsden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blairsden: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Blairsden ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blairsden ...

Looking for more information about Blairsden? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blairsden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blairsden.

Adding Blairsden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blairsden 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 (so far) for Blairsden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blairsden post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairsden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blairsden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Blairsden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Blairsden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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