Blakeley, Minnesota

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Blakeley
Unincorporated community
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Blakeley
Location of the community of Blakeley
within Blakeley Township, Scott County
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Blakeley
Blakeley (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°36′39″N93°51′12″W / 44.61083°N 93.85333°W / 44.61083; -93.85333
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Scott
Township Blakeley Township
Elevation
745 ft (227 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56011
Area codes 952 and 507
GNIS feature ID640253 [1]

Blakeley is an unincorporated community in Blakeley Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States, along the Minnesota River. The community is located west-southwest of Belle Plaine near the junction of Scott County Roads 1, 6, and 60.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 94—
U.S. Decennial Census [2]

Geography

Nearby places include Belle Plaine, Henderson, Green Isle, and the future home of Blakeley Bluffs Regional Park Reserve. [3] U.S. Highway 169 is also in the immediate area.

History

Blakeley was laid out in 1867. [4] It was named for Russell Blakely, a Minnesota businessperson in transportation. [4] [5] A post office was established in Blakeley in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Blakeley, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
  3. ↑ Minnesota Place Names Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine . Minnesota Historical Society. Accessed August 6, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 169.
  5. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  507.
  6. ↑ "Scott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.


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