Welcome to Blakeslee ...
So far, we found very little information about Blakeslee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blakeslee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blakeslee, please Contact Us.
Blakeslee would have been located within present day Petroleum County<2>.
The location of Blakeslee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blakeslee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Blakeslee is 3,260 feet [994 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Blakeslee is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Blakeslee was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Blakeslee still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Blakeslee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blakeslee - they are located in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blakeslee.
Communities near Blakeslee ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Blakeslee.
- Grass Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
- Grass Range is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <5>
- Teigen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
- Teigen is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <5>
- Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <5>
- Winnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnett
- Winnett is located in Petroleum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnett <5>
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
- Forestgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <5>
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Maiden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- Roy Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus 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 Blakeslee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blakeslee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blakeslee. 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 Blakeslee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakeslee. See our Newspapers Page for Blakeslee.
Adding Blakeslee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blakeslee 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 Blakeslee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Blakeslee post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blakeslee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blakeslee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Petroleum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blakeslee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |