Our Genealogy Helper
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.
Name Variations for Blakeslee ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Blakesley.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blakeslee. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blakeslee.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Williams County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Williams County: DeKalb (IN), Steuben (IN), Hillsdale (MI), Defiance, Fulton & Henry.
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:
- Williams County (The home county of Blakeslee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Edon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jim Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Northwest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Holiday City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Ney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Archbold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Pettisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Powers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Wauseon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Cecil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Emmett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Antwerp
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Paulding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Payne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worstville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Grabill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huntertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Saint Joe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ashley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Altona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Stroh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Brushy Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- South Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Greenfield Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Mongo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Noble County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Kendallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Avilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laotto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pleasant Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Orland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Frontier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waldron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Shadyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Lickly Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Steamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Osseo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Munson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
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.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hepker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ligett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blakeslee had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blakeslee had a population of 91 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blakeslee, with the one closest to Blakeslee listed first.
- Edon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Artic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Center is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Center
- Cooney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nettle Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Northwest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
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 107 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Williams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |