Do you know of Blaine ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Blaine. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Blaine.<1>
Our sources for Blaine (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Blaine other than they indicate that Blaine would be found somewhere in Anderson County, South Carolina.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1890 and closed in 1901.
Communities Also Named Blaine ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Blaine.
Within South Carolina, the name Blaine is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Pickens County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Blaine [Pickens County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Boone County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Blaine [Boone County].
- Indiana
- Jay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Blaine [Jay County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Pottawatomie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Blaine [Pottawatomie County].
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Blaine [Lawrence County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Blaine [Aroostook County].
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Blaine [Saint Clair County].
- Minnesota
- Anoka County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Blaine [Anoka County].
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Blaine [Sunflower County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Blaine [Benton County].
- Vernon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Blaine [Vernon County].
- Nebraska
- Adams County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Blaine [Adams County].
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Blaine [Montgomery County].
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Blaine [Belmont County].
- Oregon
- Curry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Blaine [Curry County].
- Tillamook County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Blaine [Tillamook County].
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Blaine [Grainger County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Blaine [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Blaine [Whatcom County].
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blaine [Mineral County].
- Wisconsin
- Portage County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Blaine [Portage County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Blaine ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Blaine:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Blaine - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Anderson County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Anderson County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Blaine could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |