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Welcome to Blevins ...

Blevins is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blevins: 606

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)
  • Grayson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Louisa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Gay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sandy Hook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
  • Martha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Martha is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Mazie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
  • Skaggs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs

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 (so far) for Blevins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Blevins post office opened in 1899. The Blevins post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blevins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blevins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/