Welcome to Blueslide ...

Blueslide is located on the Pend Oreille River (northeast Washington State).

Blueslide is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

The location of Blueslide has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blueslide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Blueslide is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blueslide lies within the (509) area code.

Communities near Blueslide ...

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

• Ione
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
• Cusick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
  • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <4>
• Diamond City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
• Usk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usk
  • Usk is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Usk <4>
• Nordman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordman
  • Nordman is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordman <4>
• Metaline
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline
  • Metaline is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline <4>
• Dalkena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
• Metaline Falls
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline Falls
  • Metaline Falls is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline Falls <4>
• Pend Oreille Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pend Oreille Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
  • Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille County
• Coolin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolin
  • Coolin is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blueslide ...

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

Adding Blueslide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blueslide in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blueslide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blueslide post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blueslide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blueslide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/