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Blaine, Portage County, Wisconsin

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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Blaine, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°18′31.8″N 89°18′54.7″W / 44.308833°N 89.315194°W / 44.308833; -89.315194
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyPortage
Elevation342 m (1,122 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1561908

Blaine is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

Geography

Location of Belmont, Wisconsin
Location of Belmont, Wisconsin

Blaine (Portage County) is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles northeast of Almond, or nine miles south of Amherst (Lat: 44° 18' 31.8", Lon: -89° 18' 54.7"). Blaine is located in the town of Belmont. Blaine intersects Portage County Highways A & D, and the Belmont Township Road "Fourth Avenue," approximately 4 miles south of Wisconsin State Highway 54.

History

Blaine became the site of a rural post office in 1876 and was probably named after James G. Blaine, a leading Republican who was defeated in the 1884 presidential election. The community included a country store, a Methodist church, a creamery, a blacksmith shop and a grange hall. The post office was discontinued in 1903, but the grange hall remains, serving as the Belmont Town Hall.

Economy

Blaine is home to the Blaine Store, a church and several houses.

Notes

  1. ^ "Blaine, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Blaine Populated Place Profile / Portage County, Wisconsin Data".
  3. Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 262.

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Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Stevens Point
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