Blaine, Ohio

Blaine is an unincorporated community in northern Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43909.[2]

Blaine is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community was named after James G. Blaine.[3]

Notable person

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro was born in Blaine.

References

  1. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 15.

Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 80°49′02″W / 40.06778°N 80.81722°W / 40.06778; -80.81722


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