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Welcome to Blaser ...

Blaser is located in Preston County<1>.

Blaser is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blaser: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Blaser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blaser - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Blaser ...

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

  • Grafton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kingwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowlesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Masontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Newburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blaser ...

Looking for more information about Blaser? 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 Blaser, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blaser.

Adding Blaser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blaser 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 (so far) for Blaser was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blaser.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blaser - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Blaser area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Blaser area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.