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History · Blaine

Blaine’s post office opened in 1880, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 3 old photos and papers.

1880first post office
1on the National Register
54%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
2famous people
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How Blaine began

When was Blaine founded?

1880

The Blaine post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 473146 years
Founding year: the first Blaine post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Blaine’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Blaine’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blaine’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo3 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewBridge & Milestone: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Blaine, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blaine yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blaine is an unincorporated community in northern Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is located along Wheeling Creek. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43909. As of the 2020 census, Blaine had a population of 473. Blaine is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after James G. Blaine.

Its first post office opened in 1880.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Blaine, decade by decade

Date unknown3 to date
Bridge & MilestoneDate?Bridge & MilestoneBridge on Old National RoadDate?Bridge on Old National RoadMilestone on Old "S" BridgeDate?Milestone on Old "S" Bridge
Today1 recent
Blaine Hill "S" Bridge in July 20132013Blaine Hill "S" Bridge in July 2013
Then & now

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Bridge & Milestone
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Blaine

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Blaine

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Phil NiekroAmerican baseball player · b. 1939
Parson NicholsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1863

Questions about Blaine’s history

What year was Blaine founded?

The Blaine post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.