Welcome to Blakely ...

The city of Blakely is located in Early County<1> and is the County Seat for Early County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blakely, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blakely has a population of 4,571 people<2> (see below for details).

Blakely is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Blakely (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Blakely lies within the (229) area code.

The ZIP code for Blakely: 39823<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blakely had an population of 4,571 people. This is a decrease of 9.81% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blakely had a population of 5,068 people (which is 46.14% of the total population of Early County). This makes Blakely the county's most populous community.

The population of Blakely represents 0.05% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blakely.

Communities Also Named Blakely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Blakely - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

• Douglass Crossroads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
  • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
• Douglasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
• Cedar Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <6>
• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
• Hentown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
  • Hentown is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
• Colquitt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colquitt
  • Colquitt is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colquitt <6>
• Edison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <6>
• Arlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Fort Gaines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
  • Fort Gaines is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gaines <6>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blakely, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1830.

We also found Blakely in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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