Welcome to Blairsville ...

Blairsville is located in Posey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blairsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Blairsville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Blairsville (for example, toward Ferdinand), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Blairsville: (812)

Communities Also Named Blairsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Blairsville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), 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.

• Evansville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <3>
• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Posey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Fort Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <3>
• Haubstadt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
  • Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <3>
• Grayville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <3>
• Darmstadt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darmstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
  • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
• Owensville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <3>
• Poseyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <3>
• New Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Posey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Blairsville post office opened in 1838.

We also found Blairsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov