Welcome to Blake ...
Blake is located in Clearwater County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Blake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blake: 208 & 986<3>
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)
- Kamiah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Pierce
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Peck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Blake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Blake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |