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 Estates (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 Estates. 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 Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blakeslee Estates: Blakeslee Ests.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Estates is primarily located in Centre County. A portion of Blakeslee Estates extends into Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Blakeslee Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blakeslee Estates:
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Albrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meckesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- East Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Penn Haven Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Weatherly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Little Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Hudsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Bowmanstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Spring Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Yostville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Lehigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turnersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Belian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Elmhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minooka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Custer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Slatington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rising Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Balliettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Lochland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Newside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Coplay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ironton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Bear Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- White Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Langdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Laurel Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dupont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Laflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tobyhanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Kresgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brodheadsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Arndts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Danielsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berlinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Pen Argyl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walnutport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roseto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Bangor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Slateford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- La Anna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Ledgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Paupack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Tafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Coaldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andreas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Mantz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Lakeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Uswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hainesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Vail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blakeslee Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Blakeslee Estates.
Cemeteries Near Blakeslee Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blakeslee Estates.
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 Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blakeslee Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springbrook Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Daleville.
- The Springbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springbrook Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1370723 <2>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Blakeslee Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blakeslee Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blakeslee Estates, with the one closest to Blakeslee Estates listed first.
- Blakeslee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Albrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Long Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Pocono Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pocono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- McMichael
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Moosehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Bear Creek Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blakeslee Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blakeslee Estates.
Newspapers Published in Blakeslee Estates ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakeslee Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blakeslee Estates, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blakeslee Estates.
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 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 Estates:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |