Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Blakely in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blakely. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Olyphant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <2>
- Peckville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckville
- Peckville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peckville <2>
- Dickson City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
- Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <2>
- Throop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Throop is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <2>
- Winton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Archbald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
- Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <2>
- Justus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Edella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Dunmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>
- Jermyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
- Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <2>
- Chinchilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinchilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinchilla
- Chinchilla is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinchilla <2>
- Scranton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- Nay Aug
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <2>
- Clarks Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Clarks Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
- Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <2>
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Elmhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
- Elmhurst is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <2>
- Mount Cobb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- East Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Blakely. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Blakely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |