Blair, Randolph County, Illinois

Blair, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°02′41″N 89°44′31″W / 38.04472°N 89.74194°W / 38.04472; -89.74194Coordinates: 38°02′41″N 89°44′31″W / 38.04472°N 89.74194°W / 38.04472; -89.74194
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Randolph
Elevation	502 ft (153 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	404539^[1]

Blair is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Blair is 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Steeleville.

The town is named for Thomas Blair, the first postmaster and first justice of the peace. In 1860, a post office was established.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Chester

Cities	Chester Red Bud Sparta

Villages	Baldwin Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Kaskaskia Percy Prairie du Rocher Rockwood Ruma Steeleville Tilden

Precincts	Baldwin Bremen Brewerville Central Chester Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Kaskaskia Palestine Percy Prairie du Rocher Red Bud Rockwood Ruma Sparta Steeleville Tilden Walsh Wine Hill

Unincorporated communities	Blair Bremen Collins Danley Dozaville Eden Fort Gage Glenn Grigg Houston Kellogg Leanderville Marigold Menard Modoc New Palestine Prairie Preston Reily Lake Roots Schuline Shiloh Hill Walsh Welge Wine Hill

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