Official Name: | Blaine, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Portage |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1122 |
Coordinates: | 44.3088°N -89.3152°W |
Area Codes: | 715 and 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1561908 |
Blaine is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
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.
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.[2] 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.
Blaine is home to the Blaine Store, a church and several houses.