Welcome to Blaine ...
Blaine is located in Portage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blaine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Blaine is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blaine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Blaine: (715) & (534)<3>
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, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.
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.
- Stevens Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Waupaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Wautoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Weyauwega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Whiting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wild Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 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.
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.<5>
From that list, the Blaine post office opened in 1876.
We also found Blaine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Portage County: www.co.portage.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |