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Welcome to Blueslide ...

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

Blueslide is located in Pend Oreille County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blueslide: 509

Communities near Blueslide ...

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

  • Ione
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
  • Cusick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <3>
  • Diamond City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Usk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Nordman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Metaline
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Dalkena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
  • Metaline Falls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Pend Oreille Village
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
  • Coolin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Blueslide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Blueslide post office opened in 1906. The Blueslide post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blueslide.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pend Oreille, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blueslide - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/