Official Name: | Blair, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Randolph |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 502 |
Coordinates: | 38.0447°N -89.7419°W |
Area Code: | 618 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 404539 |
Blair is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Blair is 5miles 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.[1]