Welcome to Blyton ...

Blyton is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

Blyton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Blyton is within the (309) area code.

Communities near Blyton ...

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

• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• Abingdon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <3>
• Bushnell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <3>
• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
• Lewistown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <3>
• Cuba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
• Saint David
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <3>
• Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
• Ipava
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blyton ...

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

Adding Blyton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blyton 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 Blyton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blyton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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