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Welcome to Blennerhassett ...

Blennerhassett is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blennerhassett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Blennerhassett is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blennerhassett: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Blennerhassett ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Vienna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
  • Elizabeth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • North Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Lowell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lowell is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
  • Coolville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Amesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blennerhassett ...

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

Adding Blennerhassett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blennerhassett 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 Blennerhassett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blennerhassett post office opened in 1887. The Blennerhassett post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blennerhassett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blennerhassett - 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 Blennerhassett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Blennerhassett 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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