Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Blaine came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Blaine in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Blaine. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Blaine data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Blaine:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2006
(Available from Amazon.com)

Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Gulf Oil Map of British Columbia (1925)
Published by Gulf Refinish Company

Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

Blaine is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Blaine in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Blaine for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Blaine. See our Misc Page for Blaine for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Blaine:

Blaine was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)