Welcome to Blessing ...

Blessing is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blessing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Blessing is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blessing: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Blessing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blessing - they are located in Iowa, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Blessing ...

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

Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
Xenia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Xenia is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
Washington Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
Yellow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <4>
Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sabina is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <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 Blessing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blessing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blessing ...

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

Adding Blessing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blessing 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 Blessing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blessing.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blessing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Blessing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Blessing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.