Welcome to Blakeney ...

Blakeney is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Blakeney is located in Red River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blakeney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Blakeney is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blakeney is located in the (903) area code.

Communities Also Named Blakeney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blakeney - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Blakeney ...

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

• Idabel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Valliant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Wright City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Detroit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Fort Towson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Sawyer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Millerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Garvin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Swink
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>

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 Blakeney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blakeney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blakeney ...

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

Adding Blakeney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blakeney 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 Blakeney was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Blakeney in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Blakeney post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blakeney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/