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Welcome to Blair ...

Blair is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

Blair is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blair: 803 & 839<3>

The ZIP code for Blair: 29015<4>

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 Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Blair ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blair, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Blair ...

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

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blair, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Blair in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blair - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Blair area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Blair 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 Blair). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blair or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.