Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Blakely came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Blakely in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Blakely. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Blakely data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Blakely:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Blakely was listed as Blakely Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Blakely was listed as Blakely Courthouse.

Map from 1830 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Georgia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Blakely in these Censuses: 2010. See our Census Page for Blakely for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Blakely. See our Misc Page for Blakely for more information.

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 State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/