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Welcome to Blair ...

Blair is located in Logan County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Blair is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blair: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Blair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Blair: This one is located in Logan County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blair ...

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

  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oceana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapmanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Man
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Danville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Whitesville is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Former names for Whitesville:
    • Jarrods Valley
    • Pritchard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <5>
  • Gilbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
  • West Logan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
    • West Logan is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
  • Mitchell Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blair, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blair post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blair.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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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