Welcome to Blake ...

Blake is located in Clearwater County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Blake is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Blake: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Blake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Blake - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Blake ...

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

• Orofino
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
• Kamiah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
  • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <5>
• Pierce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <5>
• Nezperce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nezperce
  • Nezperce is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nezperce <5>
• Weippe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weippe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weippe
  • Weippe is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weippe <5>
• Peck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <5>
• Greer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Clearwater County
• Ahsahka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahsahka
  • Ahsahka is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahsahka <5>
• Teakean
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
• Five Corners ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Five Corners is located in Clearwater 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 Blake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blake. 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 Blake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blake ...

Looking for more information about Blake? 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 Blake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blake.

Adding Blake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blake post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/