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Welcome to Blaine ...

Blaine is located in Vernon County<1>.

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

Blaine is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blaine: 417

Communities Also Named Blaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Blaine: This one is located in Vernon County and the other is located in Benton County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 29 communities that are also named Blaine - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blaine ...

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

  • Nevada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fort Scott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Fort Scott has also been known as:
    • Fort Scott City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
  • Rich Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hume
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hume is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Prescott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Schell City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bronaugh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Rockville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <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 Blaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blaine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blaine ...

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

Adding Blaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blaine in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Blaine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Blaine post office opened in 1884. The Blaine post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blaine - 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/