Blakeslee, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

41°5′33″N 75°35′34″W / 41.09250°N 75.59278°W / 41.09250; -75.59278CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaElevation

1,676 ft (511 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

18610

Area codes570 and 272GNIS feature ID1217340^[1]

Blakeslee is an unincorporated community in Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blakeslee is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 115 and Pennsylvania Route 940.^[2]

A post office was established in Blakeslee in 1884 and named after Jacob Blakeslee, the first postmaster.^[3] The post office was located near Burger Road near his 300-acre homestead. Jacob Blakeslee would later serve as justice of the peace for the small community. The Blakeslee United Methodist Church was established in 1897.^[4] The Blakeslee Diner used to be a restaurant in Blakeslee, but it burned down a few years ago. The Blakeslee Flea Market is a popular Flea Market for the surrounding community.

References

^ "Blakeslee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Co. p. 1277.
^ Kerrick, Gene. "The Blakeslee Family". Tobyhanna Township History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.