Blakeslee, Pennsylvania

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]

Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
The Blakeslee Flea Market
Blakeslee
Blakeslee
Coordinates: 41°5′33″N 75°35′34″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
Elevation
1,676 ft (511 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18610
Area code(s)570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1217340[1]

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.

References
  1. "Blakeslee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Co. p. 1277.
  4. Kerrick, Gene. "The Blakeslee Family". Tobyhanna Township History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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