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Welcome to Blairsville ...

Blairsville is located in Williamson County<1>.

The pronunciation of Blairsville: BLAIRZ-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blairsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Blairsville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Blairsville: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Blairsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Blairsville: This one is located in Williamson County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 7 communities that are also named Blairsville - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Blairsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blairsville ...

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

Adding Blairsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blairsville 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 Blairsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Blairsville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Blairsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairsville.

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Blairsville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blairsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Blairsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Blairsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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