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Welcome to Blaine ...

The city of Blaine is located in Grainger County<1>.


The location of Blaine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blaine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blaine has a population of 1,866 people<3> (see below for details).

Blaine is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Blaine and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Blaine is within the boundaries of the (865) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blaine had an population of 1,866 people. This is an increase of 0.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blaine had a population of 1,856 people (which is 8.19% of the total population of Grainger County). This makes Blaine the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Blaine represents 0.03% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 174th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,856 people, the population of Blaine increased 17.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,585 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blaine.

Communities Also Named Blaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Blaine - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blaine ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
    • Kodak is located in Sevier County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <5>
  • Cook Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Dyers Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Jefferson City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Kings Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Smithwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
    • Smithwood is located in Knox County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blaine ...

Looking for more information about Blaine? 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 Blaine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blaine.

Adding Blaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blaine 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 Blaine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blaine post office opened in 1891.

We also found Blaine mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaine.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grainger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Blaine.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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