Welcome to Blevins ...

Blevins is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Blevins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blevins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Blevins is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blevins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blevins is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Blevins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Blevins - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Blevins ...

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

• Paintsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Grayson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Fort Gay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Sandy Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Blaine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Cherokee Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
  • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
• Martha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Martha is located in Lawrence County
• Mazie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
  • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
• Skaggs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
  • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blevins ...

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

Adding Blevins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blevins post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blevins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/