Welcome to Bladeston ...
Bladeston is located in Bracken County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bladeston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Bladeston is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bladeston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bladeston: 606
Communities near Bladeston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bladeston.
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Brown County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felicity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Bracken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <3>
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 Bladeston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bladeston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bladeston. 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 Bladeston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bladeston. See our Newspapers Page for Bladeston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bladeston ...
Looking for more information about Bladeston? 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 Bladeston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bladeston.
Adding Bladeston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bladeston 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 Bladeston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bladeston in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bladeston.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bracken, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bladeston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |