Welcome to Blair ...

Blair is located in Grafton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Blair is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blair is located in the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Blair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Blair - they are located in Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blair ...

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

• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Meredith
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Moultonborough
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <4>
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Thornton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <4>
• New Hampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <4>
• Holderness
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderness
  • Holderness is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holderness <4>
• Ashland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Lincoln
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Alexandria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blair ...

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

Adding Blair to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blair post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blair.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/