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Welcome to Blakistone ...

Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blakistone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Blakistone is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blakistone: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Blakistone ...

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

  • La Plata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Montross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Coltons Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chaptico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clements
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Compton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Mount Victoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blakistone ...

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

Adding Blakistone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blakistone 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 (so far) for Blakistone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blakistone post office opened in 1888. The Blakistone post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blakistone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blakistone - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Blakistone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Blakistone 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/