Welcome to Blake ...

Blake is located in Cecil 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 1898.

Blake is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blake is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Blake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blake, the following might be of interest:

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, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

• Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Aberdeen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Elkton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Kennett Square
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Elsmere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>

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 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 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 1898.

We also found Blake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

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 Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/