Blairstown, Louisiana
Blairstown is an unincorporated community in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) north of Pride and 8 miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Clinton.
Blairstown, Louisiana | |
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| Coordinates: 30°45′10″N 90°57′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Feliciana Parish |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70722 |
| Area code(s) | 225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 553708[1] |
| FIPS code | 22-07695 |
Etymology
It is speculated that the community is named after John Insley Blair. In the fall of 1866 a Presbyterian missionary named Rev. John Arndt Reiley migrated to the community from Blairstown, New Jersey.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blairstown, Louisiana
- John Stover Arndt; Warren Smedley Ely (1922). The Story of the Arndts: The Life, Antecedents and Descendants of Bernhard Arndt who Emigrated to Pennsylvania in the Year 1731. Christopher Sower Company. pp. 251–.
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