Blaine is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Pickens County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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Places
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.
History
A variant name was "Old Talking Rock".
A post office called Blaine was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1917. The community was named after
James G. Blaine (1830–1893), an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pickens County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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