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Welcome to Blakeslee Estates ...

Blakeslee Estates is primarily located in Centre County<1>. A portion of Blakeslee Estates extends into Monroe County.

A typical abbreviation for Blakeslee Estates: Blakeslee Ests.

Blakeslee Estates is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blakeslee Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Blakeslee Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blakeslee Estates.

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Forge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Moosic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <3>
  • Exeter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Duryea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • West Pittston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Forty Fort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
  • Freeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Blakeslee Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blakeslee Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blakeslee Estates. 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 Blakeslee Estates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakeslee Estates. See our Newspapers Page for Blakeslee Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blakeslee Estates ...

Looking for more information about Blakeslee Estates? 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 Blakeslee Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blakeslee Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blakeslee Estates - 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.