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Welcome to Blairs Mills ...

Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blairs Mills, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Blairs Mills: Blairs Mls. (or less commonly used: Blairs Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blairs Mills for more information about variations on the name of Blairs Mills.

Blairs Mills is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blairs Mills: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Blairs Mills: 17213<4>

Communities Also Named Blairs Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blairs Mills - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Blairs Mills ...

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

  • Shippensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
    • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <6>
  • Mount Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Newville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mapleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rockhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <6>
  • McVeytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
    • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blairs Mills ...

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

Adding Blairs Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Blairs Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairs Mills.

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

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blairs Mills - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Blairs Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Blairs Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Blairs Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blairs Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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