Welcome to Blair Junction ...

So far, we found very little information about Blair Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blair Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blair Junction, please Contact Us.

Blair Junction would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Blair Junction, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blair Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for Blair Junction: Blair Jct. (or less commonly used: Blair Jctn.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blair Junction is 4,810 feet [1,466 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Blair Junction is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Blair Junction was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blair Junction would have been located in the (775) area code.

Communities near Blair Junction ...

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

• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
• Silver Peak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
• Candelaria ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
• Nivloc ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
  • Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
• Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candelaria Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
  • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
• Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
  • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
• Dyer
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
• Mount Montgomery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
  • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral 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 Blair Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blair Junction.

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

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

Adding Blair Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blair Junction 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 Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Blair Junction post office opened in 1920.

We also found Blair Junction mentioned on a train schedule titled Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Employees' Time Table #29 (June 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blair Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/