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Welcome to Blakeslee Junction ...

Blakeslee Junction is located in Lewis County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blakeslee Junction: Blakeslee Jct. (or less commonly used: Blakeslee Jctn.)

Blakeslee Junction is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blakeslee Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blakeslee Junction: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Blakeslee Junction ...

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

  • Tumwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chehalis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rainier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Napavine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tenino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winlock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pe Ell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucoda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blakeslee Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blakeslee Junction - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Blakeslee Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Blakeslee Junction 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.