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Welcome to Blaine ...

Blaine is located in Latah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blaine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Blaine is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blaine is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Blaine: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Blaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Blaine: This one is located in Latah County and the other is located in Camas County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 29 communities that are also named Blaine - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 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.

  • Pullman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pullman is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <4>
  • Lewiston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lapwai
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <4>
  • Palouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <4>
  • Genesee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Potlatch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Juliaetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) 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 1882. The Blaine post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blaine - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Blaine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Blaine 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/