▁Bla ine ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁Port age ▁County , ▁Wisconsin , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Bla ine ▁( Port age ▁County ) ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁central ▁Wisconsin ▁approximately ▁four ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Al mond , ▁or ▁nine ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Am her st ▁( Lat : ▁ 4 4 ° ▁ 1 8 ' ▁▁ 3 1 . 8 ", ▁L on : ▁- 8 9 ° ▁ 1 8 ' ▁ 5 4 . 7 "). ▁ ▁Bla ine ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bel mont . ▁Bla ine ▁intersect s ▁Port age ▁County ▁High ways ▁A ▁& ▁D , ▁and ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁Township ▁Road ▁" F our th ▁Avenue ," ▁approximately ▁ 4 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 5 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁Bla ine ▁became ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁rural ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁was ▁probably ▁named ▁after ▁James ▁G . ▁Bla ine , ▁a ▁leading ▁Republican ▁who ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁President ial ▁election . ▁The ▁community ▁included ▁a ▁country ▁store , ▁a ▁Method ist ▁church , ▁a ▁cre am ery , ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁shop ▁and ▁a ▁gran ge ▁hall . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁but ▁the ▁gran ge ▁hall ▁remains , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁Town ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Bla ine ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Bla ine ▁Store ,