Welcome to Blairtown ...

Blairtown is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

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

Blairtown is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Blairtown is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blairtown lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Blairtown: (307)

Communities Also Named Blairtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blairtown - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Blairtown ...

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

• Green River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green River is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <4>
• Superior
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
• Purple Sage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Sage
  • Purple Sage is located in Sweetwater County
• North Rock Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Arrowhead Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Reliance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
• Sweeney Ranch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
• James Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Town
  • James Town is located in Sweetwater County
• Bryan ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Sweetwater County
• Point of Rocks
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
  • Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blairtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blairtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blairtown ...

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

Adding Blairtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blairtown 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 Blairtown was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blairtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/