Welcome to Blades ...
Blades is located in Craven County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blades, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Blades is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Blades lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Blades: 252
Communities Also Named Blades ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blades.
Communities near Blades ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blades.
- Havelock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Havelock is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
- Morehead City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
- Beaufort is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <3>
- Atlantic Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Knoll Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Shores
- Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knoll Shores <3>
- Bayboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Bayboro is located in Pamlico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayboro <3>
- Oriental
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
- Oriental is located in Pamlico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <3>
- Alliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alliance is located in Pamlico County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <3>
- Bogue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
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 Blades. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blades.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blades. 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 Blades.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blades. See our Newspapers Page for Blades.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blades ...
Looking for more information about Blades? 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 Blades, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blades.
Adding Blades to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blades 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 Blades was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Blades post office opened in 1903.
We also found Blades on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blades.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Craven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blades - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |