Welcome to Blakely ...

Blakely is located in Garland County<1>.

The location of Blakely has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blakely, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Blakely is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blakely lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Blakely: (501)

Communities Also Named Blakely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Blakely - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blakely.

Communities near Blakely ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blakely.

• Hot Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Mountain Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
  • Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <4>
• Fountain Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
  • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• Lonsdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Hot Springs Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Village
  • Hot Springs Village is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs Village <4>
• Piney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
  • Piney is located in Garland County
• Rockwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Garland County
• Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
• Deberrie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
  • Deberrie is located in Perry County
• Price
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Price is located in Garland County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blakely. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blakely.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blakely. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blakely.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakely. See our Newspapers Page for Blakely.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blakely ...

Looking for more information about Blakely? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blakely, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blakely.

Adding Blakely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blakely in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blakely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blakely post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blakely.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blakely. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garland County: www.garlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/