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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blakeslee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blakeslee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blakeslee is located in Madison County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near Blakeslee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blakeslee:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Blakeslee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
    • Sulphur Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Cottons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Chittenango Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
    • Chittenango
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sullivan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Bingley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
    • Clockville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Cazenovia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Canastota
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peterboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wampsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rippleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
  • Cayuga County
    • New Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
    • Otselic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Otselic Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Beaver Meadow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • South Otselic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherburne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Pitcher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
    • Crains Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • Cummings Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • Truxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Preble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • East Homer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • East Scott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • Little York
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Pratt Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • Scott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • East River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Solon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Herkimer County
    • Norwich Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
    • Oneida Castle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sherrill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sconondoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Sylvan Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Augusta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Jewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Agnes Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
    • Cagwin Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
    • Vienna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Blackmans Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
    • Greenway Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
    • Mycenae
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Eagle Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Kirkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Pines Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Pompey Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Manlius
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Fayetteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Minoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Delphi Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Log City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Jamesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Constantia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Gayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Central Square
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Caughdenoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Mallory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Sand Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Phoenix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blakeslee, see our County-by-County Page for Blakeslee.

Cemeteries Near Blakeslee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blakeslee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blakeslee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blakeslee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.

  • Perryville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chittenango Falls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fenner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ballou Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Munger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Haight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Southwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Needham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (418 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Blakeslee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blakeslee.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.

  • Perryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Perryville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Chittenango Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
  • Fenner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fenner is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
  • Cottons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Bingley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bingley is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
  • Chittenango
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cazenovia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
  • Oran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oran is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Nelson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nelson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Canastota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Mycenae
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Rippleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
    • Merrillsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blakeslee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blakeslee.

Newspapers Published in Blakeslee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakeslee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blakeslee, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blakeslee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blakeslee:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blakeslee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.