Welcome to Blakley Crossroads ...
Blakley Crossroads is located in Lancaster County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Blakley Crossroads: Blakley Xrds.
Blakley Crossroads is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blakley Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blakley Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>
Communities near Blakley Crossroads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blakley Crossroads.
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Van Wyck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Heath Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Blakley Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blakley Crossroads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blakley Crossroads. 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 Blakley Crossroads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakley Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Blakley Crossroads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blakley Crossroads ...
Looking for more information about Blakley Crossroads? 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 Blakley Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blakley Crossroads.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blakley Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Blakley Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Blakley Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |